Table 2.
SEMS (n=38) | GJY (n=27) | p value | |||
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Technical success | 38 | (100.0) | 27 | (100.0) | 1 |
Clinical success | 30 | (78.9) | 22 | (81.5) | 0.69 |
TP after treatment (g/dL) | 6.3 | [5.9-7.0] | 6.2 | [5.6-6.8] | 0.26 |
Discharge from the hospital | 22 | (57.9) | 19 | (70.4) | 0.44 |
Chemotherapy after treatment | 10 | (26.3) | 14 | (51.4) | 0.042 |
Period from treatment to first meal (days) | 3.0 | [2.0-5.0], n=30 | 4.5 | [4.0-6.0], n=22 | 0.013 |
Period from eating disability to death (days) | 12.0 | [5.0-24.0] | 16 | [3.2-24.5] | 0.95 |
Overall survival after treatment (days) | 79.0 | [42.5-196.0] | 129.0 | [66.8-302.0] | 0.15 |
Values are presented as n (%) or median [interquartile range].
SEMS: self-expandable metallic stent, GJY: gastrojejunostomy, TP: total protein