Research Article

Transanal Irrigation for Refractory Chronic Idiopathic Constipation: Patients Perceive a Safe and Effective Therapy

Table 4

Baseline investigations on prospective database (cohort).

InvestigationResult

Transit study mean time (hours) [SD : SE]8160.9 [15.6 : 1.7]
PAC-SYM mean total score [SD : SE]652.23 [0.76 : 0.09]
Baseline isotope & barium proctograms classified to FDD or no76FDD 40
FDD by consensus of consultant coauthorsNone 36

Standard deviation (SD), standard error (SE), functional defecation disorder (FDD).