Effects of early diet resumption on the incidence of complications following polypectomy: A randomized controlled trial

Table 2 Clinical outcomes of patients in experimental group and control group following polypectomy, n (%)

Characteristic	Total (n = 1502)	Experimental group (n = 751)	Control group (n = 751)	P value
DPPB	76 (5.1)	35 (4.7)	41 (5.5)	0.480
Major bleeding	27 (1.8)	11 (1.5)	16 (2.1)	0.332
The timing of DPPB (day) [median (P25, P75)]	2 (1, 3)	2 (1, 3)	2 (1, 3)	0.294
The timing of major bleeding (day) [median (P25, P75)]	2 (2, 3)	2 (1, 3)	2 (2, 3)	0.939
Post-polypectomy perforation	2 (0.1)	0 (0.0)	2 (0.3)	0.479
Post-polypectomy hypoglycemia	14 (0.9)	3 (0.4)	11 (1.5)	0.032a
Post-polypectomy fever	38 (2.5)	16 (2.1)	22 (2.9)	0.324
post-polypectomy length of stay (day) [median (P25, P75)]	1 (1, 2)	1 (1, 2)	2 (1, 2)	< 0.001b

^aP < 0.05.

^bP < 0.01.

DPPB: Delayed post-polypectomy bleeding.