Azzam et al. (2012)a Level IV 25 patients 0/25 procedures Q1 No patient experienced severe chest pain or any other symptom requiring endoscopic In-subject simultaneous removal of the capsule recording study Prakash et al. (2006) Level IV 452 patients 8/452 procedures (but this only gives the major side effects of the patients who requested Q2 removal of the capsule) Retrospective case series 7 severe chest pain and/or odynophagia 1 severe foreign-body sensation Bhat, McGrath & Level IV 203 patients 19/203 procedures Bielefeldt (2006) Q2 18 significant chest discomfort Prospective case series 1 rash Turner et al. (2007) Level IV 191 patients 1/191 procedures Q2 1 intolerable chest pain requiring capsule removal Case series Domingues, Level IV 74 patients 19/74 procedures & Domingues Q2 17 mild foreign-body sensation (2011) Retrospective case series 2 chest pain during meal periods Scarpulla et al. (2007) Level IV 83 patients 21/83 procedures Q2 21 occasional retrosternal discomfort on swallowing Retrospective case series Francis (2008) Level IV 76 patients 4/76 procedures Q2 1 severe chest pain Retrospective case series 1 capsule dislodgement in the mouth 1 capsule dislodgement in the pyriform sinus 1 capsule dislodgement in the stomach de Hoyos & Esparza Level IV 66 patients 2/66 procedures (2010); de Hoyos, Q2 1 intolerable chest pain Esparza & Loredo Prospective case series 1 detachment failure (2010) Tankurt et al. (2011) Level IV 64 patients 11/64 procedures Q2 11 mild to moderate retrosternal pain or discomfort Case series Garrean et al. (2008) Level IV 60 patients 8/60 procedures Q2 3 back pain Post-test case series 3 throat pain 1 globus sensation 1 chest pain Belafsky et al. (2004) Level IV 46 patients 9/46 procedures Q2 2 laryngospasm Prospective case series 2 epistaxis 1 vasovagal reaction 4 foreign-body sensation Sweis et al. (2011) Level IV 38 patients 0/38 procedures Q2 No patient complained of severe symptoms during the study and no capsule needed to be Case series removed Calabrese et al. (2008) Level IV 24 patients 5/24 procedures Q2 5 occasional retrosternal discomfort on swallowing Post-test case series
Azzam et al. (2012)a Level IV Q1 In-subject simultaneous recording study 25 patients 0/25 procedures No patient experienced severe chest pain or any other symptom requiring endoscopic removal of the capsule Prakash et al. (2006) Level IV Q2 Retrospective case series 452 patients 8/452 procedures (but this only gives the major side effects of the patients who requested removal of the capsule) 7 severe chest pain and/or odynophagia 1 severe foreign-body sensation Bhat, McGrath & Bielefeldt (2006) Level IV Q2 Prospective case series 203 patients 19/203 procedures 18 significant chest discomfort 1 rash Turner et al. (2007) Level IV Q2 Case series 191 patients 1/191 procedures 1 intolerable chest pain requiring capsule removal Domingues, & Domingues (2011) Level IV Q2 Retrospective case series 74 patients 19/74 procedures 17 mild foreign-body sensation 2 chest pain during meal periods Scarpulla et al. (2007) Level IV Q2 Retrospective case series 83 patients 21/83 procedures 21 occasional retrosternal discomfort on swallowing Francis (2008) Level IV Q2 Retrospective case series 76 patients 4/76 procedures 1 severe chest pain 1 capsule dislodgement in the mouth 1 capsule dislodgement in the pyriform sinus 1 capsule dislodgement in the stomach de Hoyos & Esparza (2010); de Hoyos, Esparza & Loredo (2010) Level IV Q2 Prospective case series 66 patients 2/66 procedures 1 intolerable chest pain 1 detachment failure Tankurt et al. (2011) Level IV Q2 Case series 64 patients 11/64 procedures 11 mild to moderate retrosternal pain or discomfort Garrean et al. (2008) Level IV Q2 Post-test case series 60 patients 8/60 procedures 3 back pain 3 throat pain 1 globus sensation 1 chest pain Belafsky et al. (2004) Level IV Q2 Prospective case series 46 patients 9/46 procedures 2 laryngospasm 2 epistaxis 1 vasovagal reaction 4 foreign-body sensation Sweis et al. (2011) Level IV Q2 Case series 38 patients 0/38 procedures No patient complained of severe symptoms during the study and no capsule needed to be removed Calabrese et al. (2008) Level IV Q2 Post-test case series 24 patients 5/24 procedures 5 occasional retrosternal discomfort on swallowing
1203-ContractedAssessmentReport-Catheter-free%20ambulatory%20pH%20test%20for%20GORD%20accessible.docx