TABLE 5.

Analysis of anatomic localization of bleeding by study cohort

	Early capsule group (n = 42)	Standard of care group (n = 45)	P value
Patients with melena	26	34
Bleeding localized to foregut	11 (42.3)	9 (26.5)	.197
Bleeding localized to midgut	2 (7.7)	1 (2.9)	.574
Bleeding localized to colon	5 (19.2)	1 (2.9)	.076
No localization of bleeding	8 (30.8)	23 (67.6)	.009
Patients with hematochezia	11	9
Bleeding localized to foregut	1 (9.1)	0 (.0)	.353
Bleeding localized to midgut	0 (.0)	0 (.0)	1.000
Bleeding localized to colon	7 (63.6)	2 (22.2)	.092
No localization of bleeding	3 (27.3)	7 (77.8)	.070
Patients with symptomatic anemia	5	2
Bleeding localized to foregut	0 (.0)	0 (.0)	1.000
Bleeding localized to midgut	0 (.0)	0 (.0)	1.000
Bleeding localized to colon	1 (20.0)	1 (50.0)	.464
No localization of bleeding	4 (80.0)	1 (50.0)	.464

Values are n (%). Univariate analysis involved χ² or Fisher exact tests.