Impact of laser acupuncture on gastrointestinal function recovery in patients after acute appendicitis surgery: A retrospective clinical study

Table 2 Precise and controllable surgical indicators, mean ± SD

Indicator	Routine treatment group (n = 60)	Laser acupuncture group (n = 60)	P value
Average operation time (minutes)	56.3 ± 12.5	54.7 ± 11.8	0.421
Intraoperative blood loss (mL)	35.6 ± 15.2	32.4 ± 14.7	0.238
Surgical success rate (%)	100	100	-
Postoperative hospital stay (days)	4.2 ± 1.3	3.8 ± 1.2	0.123
Postoperative fever (≥ 38.0 °C) (Yes/No)	10/50	7/53	0.345
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (Yes/No)	12/48	8/52	0.210
Postoperative pain medication use (Yes/No)	25/35	18/42	0.047
Postoperative urinary retention (Yes/No)	5/55	3/57	0.456
Postoperative wound infection (Yes/No)	4/56	2/58	0.312