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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jan 27, 2016; 8(1): 84-89
Published online Jan 27, 2016. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v8.i1.84
Published online Jan 27, 2016. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v8.i1.84
Table 2 Surgeons’ treatment preferences in different clinical scenarios (Suen et al[8])
| Clinical scenarios | Level of clinical certainty | Evidence of community equipoise? | |||
| Surgery (%) | Undecided (%) | Stent (%) | |||
| 1 | 70yo; partial obstruction; metastatic cancer; ASA score 4 | 8 | 12 | 80 | N |
| 2 | 70yo; complete obstruction; metastatic cancer; ASA 4 | 9 | 8 | 82 | N |
| 3 | 50yo; partial obstruction; metastatic cancer; ASA 4 | 15 | 10 | 75 | N |
| 4 | 50yo; complete obstruction; metastatic cancer; ASA 4 | 12 | 8 | 80 | N |
| 5 | 70yo; partial obstruction; metastatic cancer; ASA 1 | 51 | 19 | 30 | Y |
| 6 | 70yo; complete obstruction; metastatic cancer; ASA 1 | 40 | 13 | 47 | Y |
| 7 | 50yo; partial obstruction; metastatic cancer; ASA 1 | 60 | 17 | 23 | Y |
| 8 | 50yo; complete obstruction; metastatic cancer; ASA 1 | 51 | 14 | 35 | Y |
| 9 | 70yo; partial obstruction; curable cancer; ASA 4 | 66 | 15 | 19 | Y |
| 10 | 70yo; complete obstruction; curable cancer; ASA 4 | 41 | 13 | 46 | Y |
| 11 | 50yo; partial obstruction; curable cancer; ASA 4 | 73 | 10 | 17 | N |
| 12 | 50yo; complete obstruction; curable cancer; ASA 4 | 50 | 11 | 39 | Y |
| 13 | 70yo; partial obstruction; curable cancer; ASA 1 | 96 | 4 | 0 | N |
| 14 | 70yo; complete obstruction; curable cancer; ASA 1 | 79 | 12 | 9 | N |
| 15 | 50yo; partial obstruction; curable cancer; ASA 1 | 96 | 4 | 0 | N |
| 16 | 50yo; complete obstruction; curable cancer; ASA 1 | 87 | 9 | 4 | N |
- Citation: Zahid A, Young CJ. How to decide on stent insertion or surgery in colorectal obstruction? World J Gastrointest Surg 2016; 8(1): 84-89
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v8/i1/84.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v8.i1.84