Impact of the timing of capsule endoscopy in overt obscure gastrointestinal bleeding on yield and rebleeding rate - is sooner than 14 d advisable?

Figure 2 Kaplan–Meier curves according to the time of capsule endoscopy performance after overt-OGIB. A: The rebleeding risk in the ≤ 48 h group was 11.8% and 18.5% at 1 and 3 yr, in the 48 h-14 d group was 20.1% and 37% at 1 and 3 yr, and in the ≥ 14 d group was 21.9% and 46.9% at 1 and 3 years. The rebleeding risk was not significantly different between groups (P = 0.055); B: The rebleeding risk in the ≤ 48 h groups was 11.8% and 18.5% at 1 and 3 yr, compared with 20.1% and 37% at 1 and 3 yr in the 48 h-14 d group (P = 0.151); C: The rebleeding risk in the ≤ 48 h groups was 11.8% and 18.5% at 1 and 3 yr, compared with 21% and 42.6% at 1 and 3 yr in the > 48 h group. The rebleeding risk was significantly different between groups (P = 0.03); D: The rebleeding risk in the ≤ 48 h group was 15.6% and 26.8% at 1 and 3 yr, compared with 21.9% and 46.9% at 1 and 3 yr in the ≥ 14 d group. The rebleeding risk was significantly different between groups (P = 0.047).