Predictive Model for Positive Video Capsule Endoscopy in Iron Deficiency Anemia

• Published in: Digestive diseases and sciences Vol. 68; no. 7; pp. 3083 - 3091
• Main Authors: Hamdeh, Shadi, Fathallah, Jihan, Zhang, Hui, Charoen, Amber, Altamimi, Barakat Aburajab, Odufalu, Florence-Damilola, Dave, Devashree, Sayed, Amer El, Glick, Laura R., Grisolano, Scott, Hachem, Christine, Hammami, Muhammad Bader, Mahmoud, Khaldoun Haj, Levy, Alexander N., Rao, Vijaya L., Shim, Hong Gi, Semrad, Carol, Olyaee, Mojtaba, Micic, Dejan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.07.2023; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aged; Anemia; Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - complications; Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - etiology; Biochemistry; Capsule Endoscopy - methods; Decision-making; Endoscopy; Female; Gastroenterology; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - complications; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - etiology; Gastrointestinal Tract; Hemoglobin; Hemoglobins; Hepatology; Humans; Intestine, Small; Iron deficiency anemia; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Oncology; Original Article; Retrospective Studies; Small intestine; Transplant Surgery; Video capsule endoscopy; Gastrointestinal bleeding; Small bowel bleeding; Iron deficiency anemia

Background and Aims Bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract can contribute to the development of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) among individuals without another obvious source of bleeding. In order to identify patients most likely to benefit from examination of the small bowel, our aim was to create...