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. 2011 Dec 29;2012:717408. doi: 10.1155/2012/717408

Table 1.

Results.

Number of hospitals/outpatient clinics (n = 58)
Control of cardiac device before CE
 Yes 16 (G)
 No 34 (G =33, A/S = 1)
 No reply to this question 8 (G = 7, A/S = 1)
Control of cardiac device after CE
 Yes 28 (G = 27, A/S = 1)
 No 27 (G = 26, A/S = 1)
 No reply to this question 3 (G)
ECG during CE
 Yes 29 (G = 28, A/S = 1)
 No 24 (G)
 No reply to this question 5 (G = 4,A/S = 1)
CE on ICU
 Yes 8 (G = 7, A/S = 1)
 No 47 (G)
 No reply to this question 3 (G = 2, A/S = 1)
Disturbance of video
 Yes 4 (G)
 No 54 (G = 52, A/S = 2)
Interference of pacemaker/ICD
 No 58
Arrhythmias
 Yes 2 (G; SVES, VES)
 no 56 (G = 54, A/S = 2)
Other complications
 Yes 0
 No 57 (G = 56, A/S = 1)
 No reply to this question 1 (A/S)
Indication of CE
 Bleeding 54 (G = 52, A/S = 2)
 Inflammatory bowel disease 1 (G)
 Other 2 (G)
 No reply to this question 1 (G)

All (with und without application of CE, n = 114)

Type of institution
(all G : 109, A/S : 5)
 Hospital 82 (G = 78, A/S = 4)
 Outpatient clinic 11 (G)
 No reply to this question 21 (G = 20, A/S = 1)
Modification of application of CE
 Yes 30 (G)
 No 44 (G = 43, A/S = 1)
 No reply to this question 40 (G = 36, A/S = 4)

CE: capsule endoscopy, ECG: electrocardiogram, ICU: intensive care unit, G: Germany, A: Austria, S: Switzerland.