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. 2018 Apr 3;63(2):149–153. doi: 10.3164/jcbn.17-142

Table 2.

Comparison of the diagnostic yield of SBCE between over OGIB patients who continued and who discontinued antithrombotic agents

Continuation group Discontinuation group p
Before propensity score matching
Number of patients 73 57
Diagnostic yield 36 (49.3%) 35 (61.4%) 0.169
Culprit lesion
 Blood pooling only 1 (1.4%) 4 (7.0%)
 Ulcer/erosion 24 (32.9%) 17 (29.8%)
 Telangioectasia 7 (9.6%) 11 (19.3%)
 Tumor 4 (5.5%) 3 (5.3%)

After propensity score matching
Number of patients 53 53
Diagnostic yield 26 (49.1%) 32 (60.4%) 0.242
Culprit lesion
 Blood pooling only 1 (1.9%) 2 (3.8%)
 Ulcer/erosion 16 (30.2%) 16 (30.2%)
 Telangioectasia 5 (9.4%) 11 (20.8%)
 Tumor 4 (7.5%) 3 (5.7%)

SBCE, small bowel capsule endoscopy; OGIB, obscure gastrointestinal bleeding.