complaints Schneider et al. () Non-randomised 123 patients Inclusion: Index test: Accuracy: Department of controlled trial Bravo group: 36 males Not stated System: Bravo™ wireless capsule system Concordance (acid General, Visceral, and 32 females, mean exposure, number of reflux Exclusion: Insertion: transorally and Transplant age 51 years (range episodes) Level: III-2 Not stated Placement: 5 cm above the upper border of Surgery, University Quality: 9/26 the LES Hospital of Catheter group: 29 males CX Duration: 48 hours Tubingen, and 26 females, mean P3 Comparator: Tubingen, Germany age 43 years (range System: not stated Insertion: transnasally Placement: not stated Duration: 24 hours Sweis et al. () Diagnostic yield 134 patients Inclusion: Index test: Accuracy: Functional GI study Mean age: 60 years Not stated System: Bravo™ wireless capsule system Diagnostic yield Disease Unit, Clinic (range 18–76) Exclusion: Insertion: transorally for Level: IV 58 males, 76 females Not stated Placement: 6 cm proximal to the SCJ Gastroenterology Compared with 110 Duration: 48 hours and Hepatology, consecutive catheter pH University Hospital controls of Zurich, Zurich, Mean age: 57 years Switzerland (range 16–85) 44 males, 66 females Indications Patients: Intolerance of catheter insertion, intolerance of catheter after intubation, or vomiting of catheter within 24 hours of the monitoring period Sweis et al. () Diagnostic yield 38 patients Inclusion: Index test: Accuracy: study Guy’s and St 13 males, 25 females Not stated System: Bravo™ wireless capsule system Incremental diagnostic yield
complaints Schneider et al. () Department of General, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital of Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany Non-randomised controlled trial Level: III-2 Quality: 9/26 CX P3 123 patients Bravo group: 36 males and 32 females, mean age 51 years (range Catheter group: 29 males and 26 females, mean age 43 years (range Inclusion: Not stated Exclusion: Not stated Index test: System: Bravo™ wireless capsule system Insertion: transorally Placement: 5 cm above the upper border of the LES Duration: 48 hours Comparator: System: not stated Insertion: transnasally Placement: not stated Duration: 24 hours Accuracy: Concordance (acid exposure, number of reflux episodes) Sweis et al. () Functional GI Disease Unit, Clinic for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Diagnostic yield study Level: IV 134 patients Mean age: 60 years (range 18–76) 58 males, 76 females Compared with 110 consecutive catheter pH controls Mean age: 57 years (range 16–85) 44 males, 66 females Indications Patients: Intolerance of catheter insertion, intolerance of catheter after intubation, or vomiting of catheter within 24 hours of the monitoring period Inclusion: Not stated Exclusion: Not stated Index test: System: Bravo™ wireless capsule system Insertion: transorally Placement: 6 cm proximal to the SCJ Duration: 48 hours Accuracy: Diagnostic yield Sweis et al. () Guy’s and St Diagnostic yield study 38 patients 13 males, 25 females Inclusion: Not stated Index test: System: Bravo™ wireless capsule system Accuracy: Incremental diagnostic yield
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