Prospective evaluation of the hemorrhoid energy treatment for the management of bleeding internal hemorrhoids

Table 1 Patient characteristics

Patient characteristics	n = 73
Age at HET (yr), mean	50.3
Female, n (%)	39 (53.4)
Race, n (%)
Caucasian	58 (79.5)
African-American	14 (19.2)
Asian	1 (1.4)
Grade of hemorrhoids at time of HET, n (%)
Grade I	36 (49.3)
Grade II	26 (35.6)
Grade III	1 (1.4)
Not reported	10 (13.7)

HET: Hemorrhoid energy treatment.

Table 2 Responses to telephonic questionnaire

Responses to telephonic questionnaire, 1 wk post-procedure (n = 73)
Bleeding resolved		Bleeding improved		Use of stool softeners (post-HET)
Yes, n (%)	No, n (%)	Yes, n (%)	No, n (%)	Yes, n (%)	No, n (%)
48 (65.8)	25 (34.2)	23 (92.0)	2 (8.0)	36 (49.3)	37 (50.7)

HET: Hemorrhoid energy treatment.

Table 3 Responses to telephonic questionnaire

Responses to telephonic questionnaire, 3 mo post-procedure (n = 71)
Bleeding resolved1		Bleeding1 improved		Use of stool softeners (post-HET)
Yes, n (%)	No, n (%)	Yes, n (%)	No, n (%)	Yes, n (%)	No, n (%)
44 (62.0)	27 (38.0)	20 (74.1)	7 (25.9)	39 (54.9)	32 (45.1)

¹A total of 64/71 (90.1%) patients reported complete resolution or improvement of bleeding post-hemorrhoid energy treatment.

HET: Hemorrhoid energy treatment.