Preoperative and postoperative findings from the bowel record forms in subjects undergoing laparoscopic sterilisation (controls) or cholecystectomy (gallstones)
| Gallstones | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Controls (n=28) | Women (n=79) | Men (n=18) | ||||||||
| Before surgery | After surgery | Before surgery | After surgery | Before surgery | After surgery | |||||
| Interdefecatory interval (h) | 23.9 (9.9) | 23.8 (9.6) | 22.9 (10.2) | 23.3 (11.4) (n=77) | 23.6 (13.1) | 21.5 (6.7) | ||||
| WSSD of interdefecatory interval | 12.3 | 13.3 | 14.3 | 13.5 (n=77) | 6.8 | 9.4 | ||||
| Stool form on point scale | 3.5 (1.1) | 3.8 (1.1) | 3.5 (1.2) | 3.8 (1.2) (n=77) | 4.1 (1.7) | 3.8 (1.1) | ||||
| WSSD of stool form | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 (n=77) | 0.8 | 1.2 | ||||
| Urge score | 11 (8–16) | 11 (8–14) | 10 (8–18) (n=78) | 10 (5–20) (n=76) | 10 (10–17) | 10 (7–13) | ||||
| Rectal dissatisfaction score | 4 (0–5) | 4 (0–5) (n=26) | 3 (0–5) (n=78) | 3 (0–5) (n=76) | 3 (0–5) | 0.5 (0–5)3-150 | ||||
Data are presented as mean (SD) except for last two rows which are median (range).
WSSD (within subject standard deviation) is a measure of variability and is given because variability of bowel function is a feature of irritable bowel syndrome.17
↵3-150 p=0.021 v before surgery.