Subtotal colonic bypass plus colostomy with antiperistaltic cecoproctostomy for the treatment of slow transit constipation in an aged population: A retrospective control study

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients (mean ± SD)

			Bypass plus colostomy group (n = 14)	Bypass group (n = 15)	P value
Basic information	Sex	M/F	6/8	5/10	0.710
	Age	yr	74.86 ± 3.42	74.73 ± 3.11	0.919
	BMI	kg/m2	20.03 ± 1.09	20.27 ± 1.39	0.612
Preoperative data	WCS	(0-30)	16.86 ± 1.56	16.93 ± 1.16	0.882
	GIQLI	(0-144)	64.00 ± 3.51	63.20 ± 2.40	0.477
	ABS	(0-4)	2.71 ± 0.73	2.40 ± 0.63	0.224
	NRS	(0-10)	3.00 ± 1.04	2.87 ± 1.30	0.764
Operative and postoperative data	Operative time	min	42.67 ± 3.35	36.86 ± 4.06	< 0.001
	Blood loss	mL	14.43 ± 3.11	11.13 ± 2.95	0.007
	First flatus time	d	1.86 ± 1.03	2.20 ± 0.78	0.317
	Hospital stay	d	14.00 ± 1.66	13.67 ± 2.13	0.644
	Morbidity (Dindo > I)	n (%)	1 (7.14)	1 (6.67)	0.960

BMI: Body mass index; WCS: Wexner constipation scale; GIQLI: Gastrointestinal quality of life index; ABS: Abdominal bloating score; NRS: Numerical rating scale.