Title: A Study on the Timing of Small-Bowel Capsule Endoscopy and Its Impact on the
Detection Rate of Bleeding Sources
Version: 1 Date: 16 Feb 2025
Reviewer's report:
Authors proposed a retrospective analysis of a cohort of patients undergoing small bowel capsule
endoscopy for suspected small bowel bleeding. They aimed to identify if the timing could affect
the diagnostic yield.
Actually, paper's results do not reach a statistically significance to provide a such a conclusion,
that the timing do not impact on diagnostic yield.
It could be due to a beta error, the observations between 8-14, 15-28 and after 29 days are limited.
Moreover, inflammatory lesions are the most represented positive finding after 14 days , this
result could depend on whether authors are considering different populations.
Title: A Study on the Timing of Small-Bowel Capsule Endoscopy and Its Impact on the
Detection Rate of Bleeding Sources
Version: 1 Date: 16 Feb 2025
Reviewer's report:
Authors proposed a retrospective analysis of a cohort of patients undergoing small bowel capsule
endoscopy for suspected small bowel bleeding. They aimed to identify if the timing could affect
the diagnostic yield.
Actually, paper's results do not reach a statistically significance to provide a such a conclusion,
that the timing do not impact on diagnostic yield.
It could be due to a beta error, the observations between 8-14, 15-28 and after 29 days are limited.
Moreover, inflammatory lesions are the most represented positive finding after 14 days , this
result could depend on whether authors are considering different populations.
Please review this paper.
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Title: A Study on the Timing of Small-Bowel Capsule Endoscopy and Its Impact on the
Detection Rate of Bleeding Sources
Version: 1 Date: 16 Feb 2025
Reviewer's report:
Authors proposed a retrospective analysis of a cohort of patients undergoing small bowel capsule
endoscopy for suspected small bowel bleeding. They aimed to identify if the timing could affect
the diagnostic yield.
Actually, paper's results do not reach a statistically significance to provide a such a conclusion,
that the timing do not impact on diagnostic yield.
It could be due to a beta error, the observations between 8-14, 15-28 and after 29 days are limited.
Moreover, inflammatory lesions are the most represented positive finding after 14 days , this
result could depend on whether authors are considering different populations.
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