Research Article
Short-Term Clinical Outcomes after Using Novel Deeper Intubation Technique (DIT) of Ileus Tube for Acute Bowel Obstruction Patients
Table 1
Baseline clinical characteristics of patients between the two groups.
| | Clinical characteristics | DIT group | TIT group | value |
| | Number | 95 | 88 | — | | Mean age (year) | | | 0.261 | | Sex ratio (male/female) | 48/47 | 47/41 | 0.697 | | Intestinal obstruction type | | | | | Adhesive obstruction | 56 | 52 | 0.984 | | Cancerous obstruction | 12 | 9 | 0.610 | | Fecal obstruction | 13 | 11 | 0.813 | | Other types | 14 | 16 | 0.529 | | History of laparotomies/none | 64/31 | 62/26 | 0.750 | | Surgery type | | | | | Hysterectomy, adnexectomy, or hysterectomy | 17 | 19 | 0.530 | | Subtotal gastrectomy | 18 | 9 | 0.530 | | Colorectal surgery | 10 | 16 | 0.138 | | Appendectomy | 6 | 5 | 0.857 | | Operation on intestine | 5 | 4 | 0.823 | | Cholecystectomy | 3 | 4 | 0.735 | | Herniorrhaphy | 2 | 1 | — | | Cystectomy | 1 | 0 | — | | Splenectomy | 1 | 1 | — | | Nephrectomy | 1 | 1 | — | | Hepatic carcinectomy | 0 | 2 | — |
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