From: The status of low anterior resection syndrome: data from a single-center in China
Contents | Results | |||||
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Q1: Do you have trouble in defecation? | Yes | No | Unclear | |||
No LARS (n = 138) | 10 (7.2%) | 123 (89.1%) | 5 (3.6%) | |||
Minor LARS (n = 51) | 36 (70.6%) | 13 (25.5%) | 2 (3.9%) | |||
Major LARS (n = 72) | 72 (100%) | 0 | 0 | |||
If yes for Q1, answer Q2 & Q3 (n = 118) | ||||||
Q2: How serious are you affected by defecation disorder? | Strong 81 (68.6%) | Moderate 17 (14.4%) | Minor 20 (16.9%) | |||
Q3: Have you complained to your doctor about your symptoms? | Yes 103 (87.3%) | No 9 (7.6%) | Unclear 6 (5.1%) | |||
If yes for Q3, answer Q4 (n = 103) | ||||||
Q4: Have your doctors provided treatments for your symptoms? | Yes 87 (84.5%) | No 8 (7.8%) | Unclear 8 (7.8%) | |||
If yes for Q4, answer Q5& Q6 (n = 87) | ||||||
Q5: What kinds of treatments do your doctors provided for you? * | PFR n = 15 | SNS n = 2 | Drugs n = 11 | TCM n = 21 | Mixed n = 33 | Others n = 5 |
Q6: Do you think your doctors’ treatments work for you? | Yes 32 (36.8%) | No 35 (40.2%) | Unclear 20 (23.0%) |