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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jan 27, 2025; 17(1): 99464 Published online Jan 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i1.99464
Table 1 Comparison of therapeutic effects, n (%)
Group
Number of cases
Cured
Improved
Non-healing
Total effective rate
Control group
50
23 (46.00)
18 (36.00)
9 (18.00)
41 (82.00)
Treatment group
50
29 (58.00)
20 (40.00)
1 (2.00)
49 (98.00)
χ2 value
7.111
P value
0.007
Table 2 Comparison between groups of operation time/wound healing time/hospital stay
Group
Number of cases
Operation time (minutes)
Wound healing time (day)
Hospital stay (day)
Control group
50
55.90 ± 12.84
16.72 ± 3.04
9.72 ± 3.04
Treatment group
50
31.70 ± 11.63
14.06 ± 2.71
6.26 ± 1.95
t value
9.878
4.619
6.774
P value
< 0.001
< 0.001
< 0.001
Table 3 Comparison of pain between the two groups
Group
Number of cases
24 hours after surgery (points)
First defecation pain score (points)
Control group
50
3.94 ± 1.33
5.86 ± 1.36
Treatment group
50
1.96 ± 1.40
3.56 ± 1.80
t value
7.250
7.209
P value
< 0.001
< 0.001
Table 4 Comparison of quality of life between the two groups
Group
Number of cases
Before surgery, mean ± SD, points
After surgery, mean ± SD, points
t value
P value
Control group
50
73.61 ± 9.25
54.26 ± 8.17
11.087
< 0.001
Treatment group
50
72.98 ± 9.34
41.38 ± 8.06
18.112
< 0.001
t value
-
0.339
7.936
-
-
P value
-
0.735
< 0.001
-
-
Table 5 Comparison of complication rates between the two groups, n (%)
Group
Number of cases
Postoperative hemorrhage
Edema
Infect
Complication incidence
Control group
50
5 (10.00)
3 (6.00)
2 (4.00)
10 (20.00)
Treatment group
50
1 (2.00)
1 (2.00)
0 (0.00)
2 (4.00)
χ2 value
0.060
P value
0.013
Table 6 Comparison of prognosis between the two groups, n (%)
Group
Number of cases
Anal stenosis rate 3 months after surgery
Recurrence rate in 1 year after operation
Control group
50
2 (4.00)
3 (6.00)
Treatment group
50
0
1 (2.00)
χ2 value
0.510
0.260
P value
0.475
0.610
Citation: Huang YM, Ouyang D. Clinical observation on prognosis of mixed hemorrhoids treated with polidocanol injection combined with automatic elastic thread ligation operation. World J Gastrointest Surg 2025; 17(1): 99464