Table 3 Complications, clinical outcomes and follow-up.
From: A comparison of three kinds of balloon dilatations for patients with benign esophageal strictures
Group S | Group D | Group L | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Complications, n (%) | 71 | 31 | 68 | |
Mild bleeding | 62 (87.3) | 26 (83.9) | 65 (95.6) | 0.1213 |
Moderate bleeding | 2 (2.8) | 1 (3.2) | 1 (1.5) | 0.8188 |
Mild chest pain | 67 (94.4) | 29 (93.5) | 66 (97.1) | 0.6639 |
Severe chest pain | 1 (1.4) | 1 (3.2) | 2 (2.9) | 0.7863 |
Esophageal ruptures | 2 (2.8) | 1 (3.2) | 5 (7.4) | 0.4109 |
Recurrence after first dilation, n (%) | 17 (68.0) | 11 (50.0) | 21 (60.0) | 0.4543 |
Final clinical outcomes, n (%) | ||||
Cured | 10 (40.0) | 9 (40.9) | 25 (71.4) | |
Improved | 8 (32.0) | 5 (22.7) | 8 (22.9) | 0.0272 |
Ineffective | 6 (24.0) | 8 (36.4) | 2 (5.7) | |
Loss of follow up, n (%) | 1 (4.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1.0000 |
Deaths, n (%) | 2 (8.0) | 6 (27.3) | 4 (11.4) | 0.1479 |
