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Table 4 Demographics and overall response to treatment

From: Trans-anal irrigation therapy to treat adult chronic functional constipation: systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Patients with Chronic Constipation (n)

Average age (Years)

Male:Female

Positive response n(%)

Time to assessment (Months (range))

Duration of therapy (Months (range))

Chan [13]

60

46

8:52

39 (65)

6a

10.7a

Christensen [9]

79

52a

25:62a

27 (34)

21 (1–116)a

8 (1–85)a

Koch [14]

10

55.4

4:7a

3 (30)

3a

-

Cazemier [15]

12

46

1:3

6 (50)

-

102 (30–216)a

Gosselink [16]

37b

54

5:32

24 (65)

56 (8–154)a

d

Gardiner [18]

41

-

-

21 (51)

-

-

Crawshaw [17]

15

54 (41–61)a

13:35a

8 (53)

12ac

-

Total

254

-

-

128

  
  1. aWhole cohort
  2. bObstructed Defaecation only
  3. cInferred from study report
  4. dNot stated, but 73 % of patients still using TAI at 30 months
  5. -Data not available