Cost-effectiveness of Capsule Endoscopy in Diagnosing Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding: An International Comparison

Gastrointestinal Bleeding

“…The cost-effectiveness of capsule endoscopy has been confirmed in an international comparison, with cost savings ranging from C = 517 in Germany to C = 2240 in Switzerland [44].…”

DDW Report 2004 New Orleans: Capsule Endoscopy

“…Whereas previous studies have shown that such lesions also occur in patients being examined for other reasons, or even in volunteers [50], a retrospective study found a higher rate of arterial (58 % vs. 22 %) and venous (52 % vs. 32 %) angiodysplasias in patients examined for ODB than for other reasons [51] ± but what is the authors' source for this differentiation into arterial and venous? Finally, a cost analysis found that CE with a prevalence of 50 % saved between C = 517 (in Germany) and C = 2240 (in Switzerland) in comparison with PE [52].…”