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Table 2 Comparison between 3 groups regarding stone expulsion rate, stone expulsion time, number of hospital visits for pain and amount of analgesic required

From: Efficacy and safety of silodosin, vardenafil versus silodosin in combination with vardenafil as a medical expulsive therapy for distal ureteric stones: a prospective randomized double-blind study

 

Group I

Group II

Group III

P value

No. = 30

No. = 30

No. = 30

Stone expulsion rate

No

7 (23.3%)

12 (40.0%)

3 (10.0%)

0.025

Yes

23 (76.7%)

18 (60.0%)

27 (90.0%)

Stone expulsion time (days)

Mean ± SD

12.50 ± 1.66

14.67 ± 1.24

11.23 ± 3.14

< 0.01

Range

10–16

12–18

7–18

Number of hospital visit for pain

Mean ± SD

1.35 ± 0.9

1.65 ± 1.09

1.02 ± 0.80

0.038

Range

0–4

0–5

0–3

Amount of analgesic required (mg)

Mean ± SD

613.44 ± 483.62

716.97 ± 685.3

313.6 ± 285.5

0.008

Range

0–1800

0–3000

0–3000