Table 2 Incidence of LARS and score components at different time to LARS assessment
From: The status of low anterior resection syndrome: data from a single-center in China
Variable | Postoperative time to LARS assessment (months) | Total (n = 261) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
≤ 12 (n = 68) | 12–36 (n = 115) | ≥ 36 (n = 78) | ||
LARS | ||||
No LARS | 24 (35.3%) | 67 (58.3%) | 47 (60.3%) | 138 (52.9%) |
Minor LARS | 14 (20.6%) | 24 (20.9%) | 13 (16.7%) | 51 (19.5%) |
Major LARS | 30 (44.1%) | 24 (20.9%) | 18 (23.1%) | 72 (27.6%) |
Cannot control flatus | ||||
No, never | 39 (57.4%) | 88 (76.5%) | 55 (70.5%) | 182 (69.7%) |
Yes, less than once per week | 16 (23.5%) | 5 (4.3%) | 3 (3.8%) | 24 (9.2%) |
Yes, at least once per week | 13 (19.1%) | 22 (19.1%) | 20 (25.6%) | 55 (21.1%) |
Liquid stool leakage | ||||
No, never | 46 (67.6%) | 87 (75.7%) | 55 (70.5%) | 188 (72.0%) |
Yes, less than once per week | 12 (17.6%) | 5 (4.3%) | 3 (3.8%) | 20 (7.7%) |
Yes, at least once per week | 10 (14.7%) | 23 (20.0%) | 20 (25.6%) | 53 (20.3%) |
How often open bowels (24 h) | ||||
Less than once per day | 6 (8.8%) | 8 (7.0%) | 3 (3.8%) | 17 (6.5%) |
1–3 times per day | 27 (39.7%) | 69 (60.0%) | 47 (60.3%) | 143 (54.8%) |
4–7 times per day | 20 (29.4%) | 25 (21.7%) | 23 (29.5%) | 68 (26.1%) |
More than 7 times per day | 15 (22.1%) | 13 (11.3%) | 5 (6.4%) | 33 (12.6%) |
Open bowels within 1 h | ||||
No, never | 15 (22.1%) | 56 (48.7%) | 37 (47.4%) | 108 (41.4%) |
Yes, less than once per week | 19 (27.9%) | 12 (10.4%) | 15 (19.2%) | 46 (17.6%) |
Yes, at least once per week | 34 (50.0%) | 47 (40.9%) | 26 (33.3%) | 107 (41.0%) |
Strong urge to open bowels | ||||
No, never | 22 (32.4%) | 60 (52.2%) | 39 (50.0%) | 121 (46.4%) |
Yes, less than once per week | 7 (10.3%) | 17 (14.8%) | 15 (19.2%) | 39 (14.9%) |
Yes, at least once per week | 39 (57.4%) | 38 (33.0%) | 24 (30.8%) | 101 (38.7%) |