Table 3.

Treatments for constipation in the ED

	Period 1	Period 2	P
N	269	286
Enema administration in ED	207 (76.9%)	165 (57.7%)	<0.0001
Enema + PO	133 (49.4%)	58 (20.2%)	<0.0001
Only PO	46 (17.1%)	85 (29.7%)	0.001
Telebrix® (Guerbet, Villepinte, France)	39 (14.4%)	25 (8.7%)	0.033
Paraffin oil	104 (38.7%)	89 (31.1%)	NS
Avilac (Amvilabs Inc, Atlanta GA, USA)	111 (41.2%)	92 (32.1%)	0.034
Pain killer	17 (6.3%)	16 (5.6%)	NS
No treatment	13 (4.8%)	34 (11.9%)	0.011

Abbreviations: ED, Emergency Department; NS, not significant; PO, per os.