Observational Study
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World J Clin Cases. Aug 26, 2020; 8(16): 3503-3514
Published online Aug 26, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i16.3503
Table 3 Symptom distress score (mean ± SD) of esophageal cancer patients who underwent repeated dilation for esophageal stenosis
After the 1st dilation (n = 105)After the 2nd dilation (n = 102)After the 3rd dilation (n = 96)After the 4th dilation (n = 53)After the 5th dilation (n = 48)After the 6th dilation (n = 30)After the 7th dilation (n = 13)F/P value
Total score185.49 ± 15.04190.62 ± 14.83189.11 ± 12.76191.37 ± 14.20193.55 ± 12.37192.17 ± 15.10194.04 ± 11.2138.97/0.00a
Symptom dimension106.37 ± 8.79111.08 ± 5.99108.39 ± 4.11110.35 ± 8.37114.70 ± 6.81110.24 ± 7.28112.33 ± 9.1014.24/0.00a
Distress dimension79.12 ± 2.6679.54 ± 1.0980.72 ± 1.3781.02 ± 1.5778.85 ± 1.9881.93 ± 2.1981.71 ± 6.6817.64/0.00a