Table 1.

Study participant characteristics.

Characteristics	Number of subjects
Age, years
Median = 53
Range = 10.7–89.4
Sex
Male	10
Female	17
Race
Caucasian	26
Black	0
Hispanic	1
Native American	0
Other	0
Marital status
Married	15
Single	8
Widowed	1
Divorced	3
Number of previous surgeries
0	3
1-2	9
3–5	7
>6	7
Number of prior partial bowel obstructions
0	3
1–10	16
11–20	5
>20	5
Number of prior total bowel obstructions
0	13
1	5
2	3
3	3
4	2
Number of hours of treatment
Median = 20
Range = 12–40