Research Article
Diagnostic Value and Safety of Emergency Single-Balloon Enteroscopy for Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Table 3
Diagnostic findings of emergency and nonemergency single-balloon enteroscopy in relation to the choice of anesthesia and sedation.
| | Diagnostic findings | | Emergency | Nonemergency | Total | | Total () | GA () | CS () | Total () | GA () | CS () | Total () | GA () | CS () |
| | Positive | 40 (80.0) | 26 (83.9) | 14 (73.7) | 30 (57.7) | 24 (68.6) | 6 (35.3) | 70 (68.6) | 50 (75.8)# | 20 (55.6) | | Suspected positive | 5 (10.0) | 4 (12.9) | 1 (5.3) | 6 (11.5) | 4 (11.4) | 2 (11.8) | 11 (10.8) | 8 (12.1) | 3 (8.3) | | Negative | 5 (10.0) | 1 (3.2) | 4 (21.1) | 16 (30.8) | 7 (20.0) | 9 (52.9) | 21 (20.6) | 8 (12.1) | 13 (36.1) |
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GA, general anesthesia; CS, conscious sedation. Data are expressed in number (%). , compared with nonemergency. #, compared with conscious sedation. |
