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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 28.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Surg. 2012 Mar 6;214(4):409–426. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.12.040

Table 5.

Answers to Integrated Survey Questions of 123 Patients Undergoing TPIAT at the University of Minnesota Since 2008

6 months 12 months 24–36 months
% (N) (64) (33) (48)
Health Transition
Much better now 61% (39) 58% (20) 54% (26)
Somewhat better now 20% (13) 33% (11) 33% (16)
About the same 11% (7) 3% (1) 4% (2)
Somewhat worse now 8% (5) 6% (2) 6% (3)
Much worse now 2% (1)
Pain Transition
Much better now 64% (41) 71% (24) 67% (32)
Somewhat better now 16% (10) 15% (5) 17% (8)
About the same 14% (9) 9% (3) 10% (5)
Somewhat worse now 3% (2) 3% (1) 6% (3)
Much worse now 3% (2)
Recommend TPIAT to Family and Friends
Definitely yes 75% (48) 70% (24) 71% (36)
Probably yes 11% (7) 15% (5) 14% (7)
Not sure 11% (7) 9% (3) 6% (3)
Probably not 3% (1) 4% (2)
Definitely not 3% (2) 3% (1) 4% (2)
Overall Results of TPIAT
Excellent 51% (33) 43% (15) 54% (27)
Very Good 22% (14) 24% (8) 13% (6)
Good 11% (7) 24% (8) 23% (11)
Fair 8% (5) 9% (3) 8% (4)
Poor 8% (5) 2% (1)