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Appendix: Electrical Safety
Confirming Capsule Exit
Caution
Physicians should confirm capsule exit. Monitor patients until capsule passage is confirmed.
1. Use one of these methods:
x Ask the patient whether the capsule was observed in his or her stool.
x Download the test. Analyze the MotiliGI graph for evidence of exit: an abrupt
drop in temperature or loss of signal that coincides with a diary entry for a
bowel movement.
x If you cannot confirm capsule exit cannot using these methods, or suspect a
bowl obstruction, consider an abdominal x-ray and treat consistent with your
management of a foreign object causing obstruction. An abdominal x-ray
determines whether the capsule is retained and its location within the GI tract.
If you suspect a delay in passage and the capsule is in the stomach, consider:
x A pro-motility drug to help empty the capsule from the stomach.
x Endoscopy to retrieve the capsule.
If the capsule is in the colon, consider:
x Laxative therapy to facilitate capsule movement.
x Colonoscopy to retrieve the capsule.