Table 2 Response of defecation induced by manual defecation stimulation.

From: Effects of highly selective sympathectomy on neurogenic bowel dysfunction in spinal cord injury rats

Groups

Sampling

Evaluation time (weeks)

Defecation rate (%)

Defecation reaction time (min)

Number of faecal particles

Intact rats

n = 12

4

40

1.6 ± 1.2

2.3 ± 0.6

12

42

1.4 ± 1.5

2.3 ± 1.2

 

41

1.5 ± 1.3

2.35 ± 1.1

Rats with S

n = 12

4

42

1.5 ± 1.4

2.5 ± 1.3

12

42

1.3 ± 1.0

2.4 ± 1.4

 

42‡

1.4 ± 1.3

2.45 ± 1.2‡

SCI rats

n = 10

4

70

2.3 ± 1.1

1.1 ± 1.2

12

65

2.2 ± 1.5

1.3 ± 1.2

 

67.5†

2.3 ± 1.2

1.2 ± 1.2†

SCI rats with S

n = 10

4

50

1.5 ± 0.9

2.3 ± 1.1

12

45

1.7 ± 1.2

2.4 ± 1.5

 

47.5*

1.6 ± 1.2

2.4 ± 1.2*

  1. Defecation reaction time, the time from the beginning of the massage stimulation to that the first faecal particle was excreted. Bold type, the average of the two time points. *p < 0.05, comparison between SCI Rats with S and SCI Rats; †p < 0.05, between SCI Rats and Intact Rats; ‡p < 0.05, between Rats with S and SCI Rats (Chi-square test or two-way ANOVA).
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