Table 2.

Short-term outcomes of DIT group and TIT group.

Outcome measures	DIT group	TIT group	P value
Intubation depth (cm)	213.89 ± 31.11	134.67 ± 18.22	<0.001∗
NRS score before intubation	5.39 ± 1.22	5.18 ± 1.14	0.237
NRS score after 24 hours	4.26 ± 1.15	4.76 ± 1.10	0.003∗
NRS score after 48 hours	3.25 ± 0.99	3.86 ± 1.12	<0.001∗
Exhaust defecation time (day)	2.87 ± 1.50	3.37 ± 1.52	0.040∗
Defecation recovery rate in 24 hours	16.8% (16/95)	5.7% (5/88)	0.021∗
Defecation recovery rate in 48 hours	46.3% (44/95)	27.3% (24/88)	0.009∗
Defecation recovery rate in 72 hours	61.1% (58/95)	51.1% (45/88)	0.184
Defecation recovery rate 7 days later	90.5% (86/95)	83.0% (73/88)	0.188
Time for symptomatic remission (days)	2.15 ± 1.33	2.79 ± 1.35	0.005∗
Symptomatic remission rate in 24 hours	25.3% (24/95)	9.1% (8/88)	0.006∗
Symptomatic remission rate in 48 hours	63.2% (60/95)	38.6% (34/88)	0.001∗
Symptomatic remission rate in 72 hours	86.3% (82/95)	68.2% (60/88)	0.004∗
Time for imaging relief (day)	2.40 ± 1.34	3.00 ± 1.23	0.008∗
Imaging relief rate in 24 hours	21.1% (20/95)	8.0% (7/88)	0.021∗
Imaging relief rate in 48 hours	54.7% (52/95)	30.7% (27/88)	0.002∗
Imaging relief rate in 72 hours	82.1% (78/95)	62.5% (55/88)	0.005∗
Drainage in 24 hours (ml)	1006.88 ± 583.45	821.02 ± 358.73	0.009∗
Surgery rate	12.6% (12/95)	19.3% (17/71)	0.066
Emergency surgery rate	3.2% (3/95)	13.6% (12/88)	0.014∗

^∗ P < 0.05.