Procedures, investigations or tests due to IBS-C, n (%) | FRANCE | GERMANY | ITALY | SPAIN | SWEDEN | UK | TOTAL |
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N | 59 | 102 | 112 | 112 | 36 | 104 | 525 |
Anascopy | 3 (5.1) | 3 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (1.1) |
Anorectal manometry | 7 (11.9) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (8.9) | 14 (12.5) | 5 (13.9) | 5 (4.8) | 41 (7.8) |
Antibody test tissue | 2 (3.4) | 2 (2.0) | 17 (15.2) | 7 (6.3) | 3 (8.3) | 3 (2.9) | 34 (6.5) |
Antibody testing endomysial | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.0) | 14 (12.5) | 3 (2.7) | 2 (5.6) | 0 (0.0) | 20 (3.8) |
Barium enema | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (4.5) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (4.8) | 10 (1.9) |
Blood tests, clinical chemistry | 11 (18.6) | 40 (39.2) | 42 (37.5) | 38 (33.9) | 12 (33.3) | 30 (28.8) | 173 (33.0) |
Blood tests, haematology | 14 (23.7) | 45 (44.1) | 58 (51.8) | 42 (37.5) | 10 (27.8) | 30 (28.8) | 199 (37.9) |
Colonoscopy | 12 (20.3) | 22 (21.6) | 23 (20.5) | 18 (16.1) | 4 (11.1) | 13 (12.5) | 92 (17.5) |
Computed tomography, abdominal | 5 (8.5) | 1 (1.0) | 4 (3.6) | 6 (5.4) | 2 (5.6) | 8 (7.7) | 26 (5.0) |
C-reactive protein (CRP) | 8 (13.6) | 22 (21.6) | 13 (11.6) | 6 (5.4) | 8 (22.2) | 8 (7.7) | 65 (12.4) |
Endoscopy, Small intestine | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (5.6) | 1 (1.0) | 5 (1.0) |
Endoscopy, Upper GI | 6 (10.2) | 8 (7.8) | 7 (6.3) | 6 (5.4) | 1 (2.8) | 5 (4.8) | 33 (6.3) |
Erythrocyte sedimentation test | 5 (8.5) | 5 (4.9) | 16 (14.3) | 14 (12.5) | 2 (5.6) | 4 (3.8) | 46 (8.8) |
Esophagoscopy | 3 (5.1) | 7 (6.9) | 6 (5.4) | 5 (4.5) | 2 (5.6) | 1 (1.0) | 24 (4.6) |
Faecal occult blood | 0 (0.0) | 4 (3.9) | 5 (4.5) | 4 (3.6) | 3 (8.3) | 0 (0.0) | 16 (3.0) |
Faecal ova and parasite test | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.0) | 12 (10.7) | 4 (3.6) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.9) | 19 (3.6) |
Fistulogram | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.0) | 1 (0.2) |
Hydrogen breath test | 5 (8.5) | 6 (5.9) | 10 (8.9) | 8 (7.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 29 (5.5) |
Magnetic resonance imaging | 7 (11.9) | 6 (5.9) | 4 (3.6) | 4 (3.6) | 2 (5.6) | 3 (2.9) | 26 (5.0) |
Microbiological tests | 1 (1.7) | 4 (3.9) | 4 (3.6) | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.0) | 11 (2.1) |
Radiology, Abdominal | 2 (3.4) | 2 (2.0) | 13 (11.6) | 8 (7.1) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (8.7) | 34 (6.5) |
Radiology, Upper GI | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (3.6) | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.9) | 7 (1.3) |
Sigmoidoscopy/proctosigmoidoscopy | 0 (0.0) | 4 (3.9) | 1 (0.9) | 2 (1.8) | 2 (5.6) | 6 (5.8) | 15 (2.9) |
Small bowel aspiration | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.0) | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.8) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.6) |
Stool examination | 3 (5.1) | 15 (14.7) | 14 (12.5) | 5 (4.5) | 2 (5.6) | 1 (1.0) | 40 (7.6) |
Thyroid function test | 3 (5.1) | 7 (6.9) | 20 (17.9) | 18 (16.1) | 3 (8.3) | 11 (10.6) | 62 (11.8) |
Ultrasound, abdominal | 8 (13.6) | 36 (35.3) | 46 (41.1) | 16 (14.3) | 1 (2.8) | 7 (6.7) | 114 (21.7) |
Urinalysis | 1 (1.7) | 22 (21.6) | 23 (20.5) | 18 (16.1) | 4 (11.1) | 9 (8.7) | 77 (14.7) |
Other | 9 (15.3) | 6 (5.9) | 6 (5.4) | 10 (8.9) | 7 (19.4) | 19 (18.3) | 57 (10.9) |