Table 2. Post-operative Bowel Activity, Bowel Symptoms, Laxative Use, and Antiemetic Use.
| Variable, n (%) | Bowel Prep (N=60) |
Control (N=61) |
Missing | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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| Time (hr) to first bowel movement, mean (SD) | 81.2 (28.9) | 78.6 (28.2) | 3 | 0.85 |
|
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| Pain (first BM1) | 10 (17.2) | 17 (27.9) | 2 | 0.17 |
|
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| Fecal leakage (first BM1) | 8 (14) | 9 (15) | 4 | 0.88 |
|
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| Fecal urgency (first BM1) | 33 (56.9) | 32 (52.5) | 2 | 0.63 |
|
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| Bristol Stool Scale (first BM1) | 3 | 0.8 | ||
| Slow (1,2) | 13 (22.8) | 17 (27.9) | ||
| Normal (3-5) | 27 (47.4) | 28 (45.9) | ||
| Fast (6,7) | 17 (29.8) | 16 (26.2) | ||
|
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| Laxative Use (more than one) | 56 (93.3) | 59 (96.7) | 0.44 | |
| Type of Laxative | ||||
| Osmotic | 51 (85) | 50 (82) | 0.65 | |
| Docusate | 16 (26.7) | 19 (31.2) | 0.59 | |
| Stimulant | 11 (18.3) | 10 (16.4) | 0.78 | |
| Fiber | 3 (5) | 13 (21.3) | 0.008* | |
|
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| Antiemetic Use | 29 (48.3) | 34 (55.7) | 0.42 | |
*
Denotes statistical significance at p < 0.05
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Bowel movement