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. 2018 Feb 9;57(11):1517–1521. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.0171-17

Table 2.

Clinical Outcomes of SEMS Placement Versus GJY.

SEMS (n=38) GJY (n=27) p value
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