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Table 4 Long-term treatment outcomes according to bridging interval

From: Differences in clinical outcomes according to the time interval between the bridge to surgery stenting and surgery for left-sided malignant colorectal obstruction

 

Bridging interval

P-value

Total

n (%)

Group 1

≤2 weeks

n (%)

Group 2

2–3 weeks

n (%)

Group 3

>3 weeks

n (%)

Overall

≤2 weeks vs. 2–3 weeks

2–3 weeks vs. >3 weeks

≤2 weeks vs. >3 weeks

Number of patients

148

47

43

58

 

Follow-up, median months (IQR months)

41.0 (23.0–59.0)

45.0 (27.0–60.0)

45.0 (31.0–59.0)

31.5 (15.5–59.0)

0.135

0.960

0.082

0.100

Duration of stoma, median days (IQR days) (n=16)

187.5 (114.5–260.0)

191.0 (142.3–267.5)

20.0 (20.0–20.0)

210.0 (18.5–487.0)

0.295

0.182

0.667

0.768

Permanent stoma at time of last follow–up

5 (3.4)

2 (4.3)

0 (0.0)

3 (5.2)

0.385

0.495

0.259

1.000

Recurrence

38 (25.7)

12 (25.5)

15 (34.9)

11 (19.0)

0.192

0.365

0.106

0.481

Death

47 (31.8)

17 (36.2)

12 (27.9)

18 (31.0)

0.716

0.500

0.827

0.678

Disease-free survival, median months (IQR days)

38.0 (13.0–59.0)

45.0 (11.0–60.0)

39.0 (12.0–58.0)

31.5 (13.0–57.5)

0.398

0.488

0.611

0.167

3-year disease free survival (%)

73.5

75.3

65.7

78.2

0.281

0.321

0.121

0.608

Overall survival, median months (IQR days)

42.0 (25.0–71.5)

43.0 (23.0–70.0)

42.0 (25.0–62.0)

40.5 (25.5–75.3)

0.962

0.811

0.966

0.816

3-year overall survival (%)

79.4

82.1

77.3

79.0

0.718

0.474

0.667

0.623

  1. IQR Interquartile range