Table 2 Technical outcomes, hospitalization and stricture change.
From: A comparison of three kinds of balloon dilatations for patients with benign esophageal strictures
Group S | Group D | Group L | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total no. of dilations | 71 | 31 | 68 | |
Technical success | 63 (88.7) | 27 (87.1) | 61 (89.7) | 0.9291 |
No. of dilations | 3.0 (1.0, 5.0) | 2.5 (1.8, 6.0) | 3.0 (2.0, 4.8) | 0.9220 |
Total hospitalization (days) | 14.0 (9.0, 24.0) | 21.0 (10.0, 49.5) | 12.0 (8.0, 24.0) | 0.0112 |
Average hospitalization (days) | 4.8 (3.6, 7.3) | 7.9 (6.3, 10.0) | 4.0 (2.9, 6.0) | 0.0032 |
Total hospitalization cost, ×104¥ | 4.0 (2.6, 6.8) | 6.9 (3.7, 11.2) | 3.1 (2.1, 6.3) | 0.0006 |
Average hospitalization cost, ×104¥ | 1.3 (0.9, 2.0) | 2.8 (2.0, 3.6) | 1.3 (1.0, 1.6) | < 0.0001 |
Total No. of hospitalizations | 3.0 (2.0, 5.0) | 3.5 (1.0, 7.0) | 3.0 (2.0, 5.0) | 0.35149 |
Duration of treatment, months | 4.0 (1.1, 16.1) | 5.3 (0.4, 22.0) | 3.3 (1.7, 8.4) | 0.1541 |
Dysphagia score, median (± SD) | ||||
Before dilation | 2.7 (0.7) | 2.6 (0.69) | 2.4 (0.6) | 0.2016 |
Post-dilation | 1.2 (1.0) | 0.8 (1.3) | 0.8 (0.9) | 0.1897 |
Final score | 1.3 (1.5) | 1.3 (1.4) | 0.4 (0.9)** | 0.0085 |
Stricture diameter, median (± SD) | ||||
Before dilation | 2.4 (1.2) | 2.2 (1.5) | 2.7 (2.2) | 0.6825 |
Post-dilation | 8.6 (2.6) | 9.5 (2.8) | 10.1 (3.4) | 0.2649 |
Final diameter | 9.4 (3.0)*** | 4.7 (4.8) | 10.9 (4.4)*** | < 0.0001 |
Stricture rates, median (± SD) | ||||
Before dilation | 87.7 (7.5) | 89.3 (7.2) | 85.5 (11.9) | 0.4267 |
Post-dilation | 57.8 (15.0) | 48.2 (14.7) | 45.1 (19.8) | 0.0538 |
Final rate | 19.4 (27.1) | 28.7 (27.2) | 6.5 (14.8)*** | 0.0034 |
