Table 3.
Symptoms first week after balloon placement
| Count | N % | Missing | Min.–max. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nausea or vomiting | 251/312 | 80.4% | 24 | ||
| Pain | 245/305 | 80.3% | 31 | ||
| Buscopan needed | 239/294 | 81.3% | 42 | ||
| Daily use of PPI | 293/300 | 97.7% | 36 | ||
| Mean days return to work (SD) | 3.94 (2.32) | 0–21 | |||
| Diet conform protocol | 255/298 | 85.6% | 38 | ||
| Eating pattern | Irregular | 25 | 12.8% | 140 | |
| Regular | 171 | 87.2% | |||
| Fluid intake >1.5 L | 231/299 | 77.3% | 37 | ||
| Satisfied between meals | 260/288 | 90.3% | 48 | ||
| Extraction balloon due to complaints | 5/336 | 1.48% | - | ||
PPI proton pump inhibitor, SD standard deviation, L liter