Functional outcomes following ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) in older patients: a systematic review.

Int J Colorectal Dis · 2016 · PMC4773498 · PMID 26754072

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The difference in rates of near/perfect incontinence between older and younger groups remained highly significant (75.58 versus 55.16 %, χ 2 = 47.658, p < 0.0001), as did the daytime ( p < 0.0001) and night-time ( p < 0.0001) incontinence rates.

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.058so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

There did however appear to be a trend towards increased rates of pouchitis in younger patients, although this did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.058).

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