A prospective randomized trial of transnasal ileus tube vs nasogastric tube for adhesive small bowel obstruction

Table 2 Therapeutic outcomes in ileus tube group treated with or without surgery (mean ± SD)

Variables	Surgical treatment	Non-surgical treatment	P value	t
Cases (n)	10	86	-	-
Time for relief of distention (h)	27.6 ± 16.9	23.4 ± 10.2	0.51	0.69
Appearance of flatus and defecation (d)	3.2 ± 2.4	2.4 ± 1.7	0.27	1.12
Radiographic improvement within 72 h (n)	0	44	-	-
WBC recovery (d)	5.2 ± 1.9	4.0 ± 2.4	0.26	1.14
CRP recovery (d)	8.3 ± 5.0	5.3 ± 2.1	0.40	1.04
ESR recovery (d)	5.0 ± 2.8	5.9 ± 2.3	0.61	-0.51
Drainage volume on the first day (mL)	390 ± 287	734 ± 428	0.02a	-2.47
Length of hospital stay (d)	33.0 ± 13.7	21.5 ± 10.4	< 0.01a	3.19

^aP < 0.05 vs therapeutic outcomes in ileus tube group treated with or without surgery. CRP: C-reaction protein; ESR: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; SD: Standard deviation; WBC: White blood cells.