Two-stage resection for malignant colonic obstructions: The timing of early resection and possible predictive factors

Table 2 Post-diversion outcome

	Group A (n = 19)	Group B (n = 19)	P value
Stoma type
T-loop colostomy	19	19
Time to presenting with bowel sounds (d)	1.6 ± 0.5	2.7 ± 1.2	0.001
Time to passage of flatus (d)	1.8 ± 0.4	3 ± 1.4	0.001
Time to removal of the nasogastric tube (d)	1.8 ± 0.8	3.1 ± 1.5	0.002
Time to initiation of oral feeding (d)	2.2 ± 0.6	3.5 ± 1.3	0.001
Complications
Sepsis	0	1 (5)	0.311
Stomal infection	1 (5)	3 (16)	0.290

Data are presented as n, n (%), mean ± SD or as noted.