Garg incontinence scores: New scoring system on the horizon to evaluate fecal incontinence. Will it make a difference?

Table 3 Fecal incontinence severity index scoring[25]

	≥ 2 times/d (patient/surgeon scores)	Once/d (patient/surgeon scores)	≥ 2 times/wk (patient/surgeon scores)	Once/wk (patient/surgeon)	1-3 times/mo (patient/surgeon scores)
Gas	12/9	11/8	8/6	6/4	4/2
Mucous	12/11	10/9	7/7	5/7	3/5
Liquid	19/18	17/16	13/14	10/13	8/10
Solid	18/19	16/17	13/16	10/14	8/11

Citation: Garg P, Sudol-Szopinska I, Kolodziejczak M, Bhattacharya K, Kaur G. New objective scoring system to clinically assess fecal incontinence. World J Gastroenterol 2023; 29: 4593-4603. Copyright ©The Authors 2020. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.