|
| Sham (n = 23) | tPA (n = 24) | P-value |
| Age, mean (SD) | 66.9 (14.7) | 59.9 (17.4) | 0.151 |
| Male gender, n (%) | 14 (60.9%) | 18 (75.0%) | 0.362 |
| Diagnosis location, n (%) |
|
| 0.342 |
| RUG | 3 (13.0%) | 2 (8.3%) | |
| RLQ | 3 (13.0%) | 5 (20.8%) | |
| Pelvic | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (4.2%) | |
| LLQ | 9 (39.1%) | 4 (16.7%) | |
| Intra-peritoneal | 8 (34.8%) | 12 (50.0%) | |
| Previous Drain Tube, n (%) | 1 (4.3%) | 1 (4.2%) | 1.01 |
| Pre-drain volume (cc), median (range) | 115 (61,000) | 95 (51,200) | 0.383 |
| Hg, mean (SD)a | 108.6 (16.6) | 113.0 (18.9) | 0.411 |
| Platelets, median (range)a | 412 (60,782) | 375 (134,782) | 0.723 |
| Days to resume diet, median (range)b | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.4) | 0.333 |
| Postop days to TPNc |
|
| 1.02 |
| =0 (same day as surgery) | 10 (76.9%) | 10 (76.9%) | |
| >0 | 3 (23.1%) | 3 (23.1%) | |
| Tube size, n (%) |
|
| 0.632 |
| 8F | 1 (4.4%) | 1 (4.2%) | |
| 10F | 10 (43.5%) | 7 (29.2%) | |
| 12F | 11 (47.8%) | 16 (66.7%) | |
| 14F | 1 (4.4%) | 0 (0.0%) |