Open AccessAssociation between hypokalemia and small bowel capsule endoscopy completion rates in patients in South China: A prospective single-center study
Author(s) -
Huo-Ye Gan,
Tie-Li Peng,
Kai-Hua Su,
Lei Zhao,
Jian Li-qin,
Rong-Jiao Yang,
Han-Xian Zhang,
Ru-Yin Pan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/sjg.sjg_77_18
Subject(s) - hypokalemia , medicine , capsule endoscopy , gastroenterology , bowel preparation , potassium , colonoscopy , surgery , chemistry , colorectal cancer , organic chemistry , cancer
Approximately 20-30% of small bowel capsule endoscopies (SBCEs) do not reach the cecum at the completion of the examination. We aimed to determine whether hypokalemia influences the completion rate and small bowel transit time (SBTT) of SBCE.