Table 3. Patient-Reported Functional Outcomes and Quality of Life.
| Characteristic | Patients, No./total No. (%)a | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laparoscopic lavage (n = 38) | Resection (n = 45) | ||
| Cleveland Global Quality of Life score, mean (SD)b | 0.72 (0.19) | 0.69 | .61 |
| Problems recorded in EQ-5D summary score of all 5 dimensionsc | |||
| None reported | 14/37 (38) | 10/43 (23) | NA |
| Slight or moderate in at least 1 dimension | 17/37 (46) | 26/43 (61) | NA |
| Severe or extreme in at least 1 dimension | 6/37 (16) | 7/43 (16) | NA |
| Abdominal pain | |||
| Daily | 0/36 (0) | 3/45 (7) | .24 |
| More than once/wk | 5/36 (14) | 4/45 (9) | |
| Less than once/wk | 31/36 (86) | 38/45 (84) | |
| Social contact compared with before operation | |||
| Unchanged | 29/36 (81) | 33/44 (75) | .17 |
| Changes | 7/36 (19) | 7/44 (16) | |
| Dramatic changes | 0/36 (0) | 4/44 (9) | |
| Sexual function compared with before operation | |||
| Unchanged | 25/36 (69) | 33/45 (73) | .98 |
| Changes | 6/36 (17) | 7/45 (16) | |
| Dramatic changes | 1/36 (3) | 1/45 (2) | |
| Irrelevant | 4/36 (11) | 4/45 (9) | |
| Patients with stoma | 2/38 (5) | 13/45 (29) | <.001 |
| Stoma-associated problems | NA | ||
| Daily | 0/38 | 0/44 | |
| >1 wk | 1/38 (3) | 2/44 (5) | |
| <1 wk Or none | 1/38 (3) | 10/44 (23) | |
| Irrelevant | 36/38 (95) | 32/44 (73) | |
| Needs help with stoma care | 0/38 | 1/44 (2) | |
Abbreviation: EQ-5D, EuroQoL 5-Dimension score.
a
Patients who had died and those who could not be reached are excluded from analysis.
b
Missing data for 2 patients in lavage group and 1 patient in the resection group. The Cleveland Global Quality of Life score range was 0 to 1 (0, worst; 1, best).
c
Detailed EQ-5D data are reported in Supplement 2.