Table 3 Analysis of relationships between clinicopathological factors, endoscopic techniques and clinical remission rate.

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

 

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

Clinical failure

(n = 13)

Clinical remission

(n = 38)

P value

OR (95% CI)

P value

Age (years)

58.15 ± 9.12

59.97 ± 8.69

0.603

1.042(0.959–1.133)

0.330

Sex (Male/ Female)

6/7

14/24

0.743

1.561 (0.186–13.100)

0.682

Primary tumor distribution

4/0/7/2

19/5/10/4

0.179

0.438 (0.178–1.081)

0.073

Doctor experience

(5–10 years/ >10 years)

6/7

7/31

0.068

0.119 (0.020–0.714)

0.020

Intubation time (min)

10.00 ± 4.34

9.26 ± 4.09

0.515

0.812 (0.569–1.161)

0.254

Insertion length (cm)

125.00 ± 14.14

125.39 ± 13.58

0.725

1.021 (0.951–1.097)

0.562

Endoscopic techniques

(Cap-assistance/ Forceps-grasping)

6/7

18/20

1.000

3.609 (0.209–62.242)

0.377

  1. Results are expressed as means ± SDs or numbers (%).
  2. CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.