Clinical application value of narrative nursing model in patients undergoing laparoscopic radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer

Table 2 Comparison of postoperative recovery between the two groups

Characteristic	Narrative nursing group (n = 59)	Routine nursing group (n = 49)	P value
VAS (hour), median (QL-QU)
12	3 (3-4)	4 (3-5)	0.001
24	3 (3-4)	4 (3-5)	0.003
48	3 (2-3)	3 (3-4)	0.033
72	3 (2-3)	3 (2-4)	0.028
96	2 (2-2)	2 (2-3)	0.004
120	2 (1-2)	2 (1-2)	0.243
Time to postoperative flatus (days), median (QL-QU)	3 (2-3)	3 (2-3)	0.720
Time to postoperative defecation (days), median (QL-QU)	3 (3-3)	3 (3-3)	0.208
Time to first postoperative ambulation (days), median (QL-QU)	1 (1-2)	1.6 (1-2)	0.047
Postoperative hospital stay (days), median (QL-QU)	10 (9-11)	11 (10-12)	0.003

VAS: Visual analogue scale.