Table 2 Clinical outcomes of 51 patients undergoing successful intubation.

From: A retrospective single-center study of transnasal ileus tube insertion accompanied with cap-assisted endoscopic advancement for malignant adhesive bowel obstruction

 

Group A (n = 24)

Group B (n = 27)

P value

Insertion length (cm)

129.8 ± 14.1

121.3 ± 12.0

0.008

Intubation time (min)

5 (IQR 3)

12 (IQR 4)

0.000

Clinical remission n (%)

18/24 (75.0%)

20/27 (74.1%)

0.940

Recurrent small bowel Obstruction within six months n (%)

0

1

 

Further outcome following remission failure n

6

7

 

    Emergency surgery

2

3

 

    Refusal to receive invasive therapy

3

1

 

    Death

1

3