Effect of Surgical Technique on the Microstructure and Microcirculation of the Small Intestine Stump during Delayed Anastomosis: Multimodal OCT Data

. 2021 Aug 28;13(4):36–45. doi: 10.17691/stm2021.13.4.04

Changes in the L index in the studied groups

Group	The of proximal the intestine part	The of the distal intestine part	Kruskal–Wallis test, p_adjusted
Group 1 — ostomy	12.18 [10.40; 14.20]	10.67 [7.98; 13.05]	1.00*	0.0001⁺	0.0001^v
Group 2 — obstructive resection	15.19 [12.17; 19.9]	16.39 [12.37; 18.10]	1.00*	0.618⁺	0.041^v
Group 3 — bypass	17.69 [16.08; 18.43]	15.11 [13.28; 16.85]	1.00*	1.00⁺	0.133^v
Norm — before ischemia	18.90 [17.98; 19.73]	18.74 [17.46; 19.90]	—	—	—

^* The statistical significance of the differences in the L index values between the distal and proximal parts of the intestine; ⁺ in the proximal part of the intestine in groups 1–3 compared with the norm; ^v in the distal section of the intestine in groups 1–3 compared with the norm.