Severe discomfort Prakash et al. () Retrospective 8 patients (who required endoscopic Inclusion: Index test: Severe chest pain case series dislodgement because of severe Division of Not stated System: Bravo™ wireless capsule system and/or odynophagia discomfort) out of 452 patients Gastroenterology, Exclusion: Insertion: not stated Foreign-body Washington 6 females, 2 males Level: IV sensation Not stated Placement: not stated University School Mean age: 44.5 years (range 29–67) Quality: Q2 of Medicine, St Duration: not stated Louis, Missouri, CX (no Comparator: NA USA comparator) P2 Chest pain Remes-Troche et Prospective case 84 patients (77 patients had enough Inclusion: Index test: Foreign-body al. () series data to be included) Consecutive patients with GORD System: Bravo™ wireless capsule system sensation Department of 49 females, 35 males symptoms with an indication for 24-hour Insertion: transorally Nausea Gastroenterology, pH monitoring Level: IV Mean age: 44 ± 12 years (range Placement: 6 cm above the SCJ Instituto Nacional Exclusion: Quality: Q1 de Ciencias Duration: 48 hours Indications: Patients with surgical manipulation of the Medicas y CX (no Comparator: NA upper GI tract, bleeding diathesis or Nutricion, comparator) Persistent GORD symptoms on PPI, coagulopathy, severe GI bleeding in the Salvador Zubiran, preoperative evaluation before P2 past 6 months, oesophageal varices, Mexico City, surgery, previous failed transnasal pH significant comorbidities Mexico monitoring, extraoesophageal GORD Retch Renteln et al. () Case report One 44 year old patient Inclusion: Index test: Heavy cough Department of Indication: NA System: Bravo™ wireless capsule system Dropped oxygen Gastroenterology, Level: NA Evaluation of atypical GORD Exclusion: Insertion: transnasally saturation Hepatology and symptoms NA Placement: 5 cm above the upper margin of Capsule aspiration Oncology, the LOS Klinikum Ludwigsburg, Duration: NA Ludwigsburg, Comparator: NA Germany
Prakash et al. () Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA Retrospective case series Level: IV Quality: Q2 CX (no comparator) P2 8 patients (who required endoscopic dislodgement because of severe discomfort) out of 452 patients 6 females, 2 males Mean age: 44.5 years (range 29–67) Inclusion: Not stated Exclusion: Not stated Index test: System: Bravo™ wireless capsule system Insertion: not stated Placement: not stated Duration: not stated Comparator: NA Severe discomfort Severe chest pain and/or odynophagia Foreign-body sensation Remes-Troche et al. () Department of Gastroenterology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion, Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico Prospective case series Level: IV Quality: Q1 CX (no comparator) P2 84 patients (77 patients had enough data to be included) 49 females, 35 males Mean age: 44 ± 12 years (range Indications: Persistent GORD symptoms on PPI, preoperative evaluation before surgery, previous failed transnasal pH monitoring, extraoesophageal GORD Inclusion: Consecutive patients with GORD symptoms with an indication for 24-hour pH monitoring Exclusion: Patients with surgical manipulation of the upper GI tract, bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy, severe GI bleeding in the past 6 months, oesophageal varices, significant comorbidities Index test: System: Bravo™ wireless capsule system Insertion: transorally Placement: 6 cm above the SCJ Duration: 48 hours Comparator: NA Chest pain Foreign-body sensation Nausea Renteln et al. () Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Oncology, Klinikum Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg, Germany Case report Level: NA One 44 year old patient Indication: Evaluation of atypical GORD symptoms Inclusion: NA Exclusion: NA Index test: System: Bravo™ wireless capsule system Insertion: transnasally Placement: 5 cm above the upper margin of the LOS Duration: NA Comparator: NA Retch Heavy cough Dropped oxygen saturation Capsule aspiration