Outcome of colonoscopic decompression in acute colonic pseudo-obstruction: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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World J Crit Care Med. Sep 9, 2025; 14(3): 102733
Published online Sep 9, 2025. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v14.i3.102733

Table 3 Summary of findings from the overall and sub-group analysis

Outcomes	Overall	Exclusion of low-quality studies
Initial success	78.8% (95%CI: 72.0-85.6), I² = 77.0%	83.4% (95%CI: 77.0-89.7), I² = 57.8%
Overall success	91.5% (95%CI: 87.0-96.0), I² = 63.4%	91.6% (95%CI: 86.4-96.8), I² = 65.7%
Perforation	0.9% (95%CI: 0.0-2.0), I² = 0.0%	0.7% (95%CI: 0.0-1.9), I² = 0.0%
Recurrence	17.1% (95%CI: 12.9-21.3), I² = 0.0%	17.6% (95%CI: 13.2-21.9), I² = 0.0%
Need for surgery	10.5% (95%CI: 5.0-15.9), I² = 59.9%	8.9% (95%CI: 3.7-14.0), I² = 50.8%
Need for surgery after success	3.7% (95%CI: 0.3-7.1), I² = 0.0%	5.2% (95%CI: 1.2-9.3), I² = 0.0%

Citation: Giri S, Krishnamurthy V, Shah D, Joseph A, Korrapati SK, Maharshi S, Sundaram S. Outcome of colonoscopic decompression in acute colonic pseudo-obstruction: A systematic review and meta-analysis. World J Crit Care Med 2025; 14(3): 102733
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3141/full/v14/i3/102733.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5492/wjccm.v14.i3.102733