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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2012; 18(27): 3565-3570
Published online Jul 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i27.3565
Published online Jul 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i27.3565
Table 1 Demographic data of the air and carbon dioxide insufflation groups
| Air group (n = 30) | CO2 group (n = 28) | P value | |
| Age (mean ± SD, yr) | 81.9 ± 8.8 | 82.3 ± 9.5 | 0.873 |
| Gender (male/female) | 8/22 | 5/23 | 0.421 |
| Underlying diseases | |||
| Cerebrovascular disease | 20 | 16 | |
| Dementia | 5 | 7 | |
| Neuromuscular disease | 2 | 1 | |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 4 | |
| Malignant tumor | 1 | 0 | |
| Cardiac disease | 1 | 0 | |
| Albumin (mean ± SD, g/dL) | 3.12 ± 0.46 | 3.05 ± 0.69 | 0.645 |
- Citation: Nishiwaki S, Araki H, Hayashi M, Takada J, Iwashita M, Tagami A, Hatakeyama H, Hayashi T, Maeda T, Saito K. Inhibitory effects of carbon dioxide insufflation on pneumoperitoneum and bowel distension after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(27): 3565-3570
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v18/i27/3565.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i27.3565