Gastroenterology Research and Practice / 2012 / Article / Tab 1 / Clinical Study
Self-Expanding Metal Stenting for Palliation of Patients with Malignant Colonic Obstruction: Effectiveness and Efficacy on 255 Patients with 12-Month's Follow-up Table 1 Patient characteristics.
Measure Baseline 30-day follow-up 3-month follow-up 6-month follow-up 12-month follow-up Symptoms of obstruction Nausea 36.9% (93/252) 7.9% (15/191) 4.8% (6/125) 3.5% (3/85) 16.7% (6/36) Vomiting 26.7% (67/251) 4.7% (9/192) 1.6% (2/125) 3.6% (3/84) 5.6% (2/36) Constipation 77.1% (192/249) 17.2% (33/192) 13.6% (17/125) 20.0% (17/85) 28.6% (10/35) Diarrhea 26.4% (66/250) 17.2% (33/192) 11.2% (14/125) 10.7% (9/84) 11.4% (4/35) Abdominal pain/cramps 75.4% (190/252) 23.0% (44/191) 22.6% (28/124) 15.7% (13/83) 19.4% (7/36) Bloating 57.1% (144/252) 12.6% (24/191) 4.8% (6/125) 7.1% (6/84) 11.4% (4/35) Passage of stool Good 5.1% (13/255) 77.7% (160/206) 84.1% (106/126) 83.7% (72/86) 75.0% (27/36) Fair 9.4% (24/255) 11.2% (23/206) 11.1% (14/126) 11.6% (10/86) 19.4% (7/36) Poor 83.9% (214/255) 7.8% (16/206) 3.2% (4/126) 1.2% (1/86) 2.8% (1/36) Unknown 1.2% (3/255) 3.4% (7/206) 1.6% (2/126) 3.5% (3/86) 2.8% (1/36) Missing 0.4% (1/255) 0.0% (0/255) 0.0% (0/255) 0.0% (0/255) 0.0% (0/255) Lost to follow-up/death 0.0% (0/255) 19.2% (49/255) 50.6% (129/255) 66.3% (169/255) 85.9% (219/255)