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Table 4 Results for the postoperative group (n. 10)

From: Sexual dysfunction following surgery for rectal cancer - a clinical and neurophysiological study

 

age

SR

PEP

MEP

SSR

Sexual function

Normal values

 

<38 msec

<45 msec

<31 msec

<1.7 sec

 

Mean values

58

35.63(sd 8.10)

42.35(sd 3.54)

25.78(sd 2.72)

2.33(sd 0.49)*

 

Abnormal

 

2 (20%)

3 (37.5%)

0

6 ** (85.7%)

6 *** (60%)

Normal

 

8 (80%)

5 (62.5%)

5 (100%)

1 (14.3%)

4 (40%)

Not evaluated

 

0

2

5

3

0

  1. * p ≤ 0.04 ** p ≤ 0.12 *** p ≤ 0.12
  2. SR = sacral reflex PEP = pudendal somatosensory evoked potentials MEP = motor evoked potentials SSR = sympathetic skin responses