Subtotal colonic bypass plus colostomy with antiperistaltic cecoproctostomy for the treatment of slow transit constipation in an aged population: A retrospective control study

Table 2 Preoperative and postoperative functional recovery results (mean ± SD)

	Bypass plus colostomy group (n = 14)				Bypass group (n = 15)
	Preoperative	Postoperative		P value	Preoperative	Postoperative		P value
WCS	16.86 ± 1.56	3 mo	2.71 ± 2.30	< 0.001	16.93 ± 1.16	3 mo	4.33 ± 3.83	< 0.001
		6 mo	2.64 ± 2.50	< 0.001		6 mo	5.07 ± 4.06	< 0.001
		12 mo	2.36 ± 2.13	< 0.001		12 mo	6.40 ± 5.16	< 0.001
		24 mo	1.86 ± 1.46	< 0.001		24 mo	6.60 ± 5.42	< 0.001
GIQLI	64.00 ± 3.51	3 mo	106.57 ± 5.79	< 0.001	63.20 ± 2.40	3 mo	88.27 ± 12.26	< 0.001
		6 mo	114.50 ± 7.59	< 0.001		6 mo	95.13 ± 14.87	< 0.001
		12 mo	119.79 ± 8.24	< 0.001		12 mo	97.60 ± 18.38	< 0.001
		24 mo	122.21 ± 6.85	< 0.001		24 mo	98.47 ± 18.09	< 0.001
ABS	2.71 ± 0.73	3 mo	1.29 ± 0.83	< 0.001	2.40 ± 0.63	3 mo	1.53 ± 0.83	0.003
		6 mo	0.86 ± 0.77	< 0.001		6 mo	1.67 ± 0.82	0.003
		12 mo	0.86 ± 0.66	< 0.001		12 mo	2.07 ± 0.88	0.207
		24 mo	0.79 ± 0.70	< 0.001		24 mo	2.27 ± 1.16	0.670
NRS	3.00 ± 1.04	3 mo	2.50 ± 1.29	0.187	2.87 ± 1.30	3 mo	3.27 ± 1.34	0.320
		6 mo	2.21 ± 1.47	0.094		6 mo	3.53 ± 2.00	0.126
		12 mo	1.14 ± 0.86	< 0.001		12 mo	3.93 ± 2.92	0.123
		24 mo	1.07 ± 0.62	< 0.001		24 mo	4.07 ± 3.04	0.105

WCS: Wexner constipation scale; GIQLI: Gastrointestinal quality of life index; ABS: Abdominal bloating score; NRS: Numerical rating scale.