
💊 “You don’t know what to expect.” That’s how patients described capsule endoscopy in this first-of-its-kind FG study exploring lived experience. Key findings: 🔹 VCE is acceptable — but patients face unmet information needs 🔹 Anxiety peaks around swallowing & passing the capsule 🔹 Results communication often unclear 🔹 Calls for a validated patient-reported experience measure (PREM) 🔓 Read: fg.bmj.com/content/early/… @BritSocGastro @ESGE_news @ASGEendoscopy @RCRadiologists @PhilSmithIsBack @OTavabie @dr_aditi_kumar @TrevorTabone @eathar_s @IrenePerezMD @KGananandan @zare_benjamin @medicalreg @dtleiberman @BSGtrainees @WorldGastroOrg @ulstergastro @SEEDendoscopia @EASLedu @AmCollegeGastro @Aegastro @SAGES_updates @UHSEndoscopy @WAGE_media @my_ueg #Endoscopy #CapsuleEndoscopy #PREM #PatientExperience #GIInnovation #FGJournal


































