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Table 2 Pooled rate of each VCE adverse events and subgroup analysis based on VCE types

From: Adverse events of video capsule endoscopy over the past two decades: a systematic review and proportion meta-analysis

VCE type and the rate of adverse events

VCE types

ECE

GCE

SBCE

CCE

AER, % (95% CI)

Study, n

Events/VCE, n

AER, % (95% CI)

Study, n

Events/VCE, n

AER, % (95% CI)

Study, n

Events/VCE, n

AER, % (95% CI)

Study, n

Events/VCE, n

Retention

0.11 (0.00–0.46)

18

8/1622

0.39 (0.19–0.64)

13

40/5072

0.93 (0.75–1.12)

217

1017/74115

0.26 (0.00–0.77)

26

22/3432

Esophagus IE

9.05 (2.43–18.88)

10

103/825

9.06 (3.95–15.76)

2

9/99

–

–

 

–

–

 

Stomach IE

14.47 (3.65–30.35)

4

52/326

5.27 (0.36–14.24)

6

40/3494

4.18 (0.00–13.89)

2

11/207

–

–

 

Small bowel IE

–

–

 

13.91 (3.40–29.51)

5

174/863

13.17 (11.88–14.50)

245

9507/62956

3.99 (2.51–5.75)

21

136/3004

Colon IE

–

–

 

–

–

 

–

–

 

19.19 (14.06–24.88)

37

874/4483

Swallow disorder

1.76 (0.88–2.86)

19

39/1741

0.00 (0.00–0.02)

11

2/4451

0.85 (0.41–1.42)

95

336/26021

0.04 (0.00–0.18)

27

12/4427

Aspiration

0.00 (0.00–0.82)

3

0/220

0.00 (0.00–0.27)

7

0/641

0.00 (0.00–0.00)

57

5/19866

0.00 (0.00–0.00)

18

0/2671

Technical failure

1.16 (0.52–1.98)

14

24/1596

0.20 (0.00–0.98)

8

6/843

0.83 (0.51–1.21)

98

300/31068

1.76 (0.76–3.06)

26

66/3790

Procedural adverse events

6.48 (2.65–11.65)

19

133/1695

0.09 (0.00–0.93)

8

7/4098

0.00 (0.00–0.05)

59

20/9378

0.81 (0.15–1.80)

21

33/3040

VCE type and the rate of adverse events

VCE types

Overall

After PCE

P value between groups

AER, % (95% CI)

Study, n

Events/VCE, n

I2, %

Egger test P value

AER, % (95% CI)

Study, n

Events/VCE, n

Retention

0.09 (0.00–0.34)

15

9/2501

<.0001

0.73 (0.59–0.89)

289

1096/86742

70.6

.6063

Esophagus IE

–

–

 

.9523

9.05 (3.14–17.33)

12

112/924

92.8

.7632

Stomach IE

–

–

 

.3350

7.69 (2.45–15.21)

12

103/4027

95.5

.0017

Small bowel IE

3.79 (0.12–11.08)

7

85/1268

< .0001

12.08 (10.89–13.32)

278

9902/68091

95.6

.1315

Colon IE

–

–

 

–

19.19 (14.06–24.88)

37

874/4483

95.2

.1393

Swallow disorder

7.80 (0.00–26.93)

3

37/630

< .0001

0.75 (0.43–1.13)

155

426/37270

89.7

.0000

Aspiration

0.00 (0.00; 3.34)

1

0/51

.5201

0.00 (0.00–0.00)

86

5/23449

0.00

.0000

Technical failure

–

–

 

.0707

0.94 (0.65–1.28)

146

396/37297

83.4

.0000

Procedural adverse events

4.72 (1.35–9.73)

1

5/106

< .0001

0.67 (0.32–1.10)

108

198/18317

84.1

.0000

  1. AER, adverse event rate; CI, confidence interval; IE, incomplete examination. P value between groups < .05 indicated a significant difference of adverse event rate between various VCE types. Egger test P value < .05 showed an obvious publication bias