Effect of wrist-ankle acupuncture on propofol dosage during painless colonoscopy: A randomized controlled prospective study

Table 1 Comparison of general data between the two groups

	WAA group (n = 91)	CON group (n = 90)	t value/χ2 value	P value
Sex (male/female)	40/51	46/44	0.93	0.33
Age (years-old)	49.34 ± 1.11	49.73 ± 1.12	0.25	0.80
Body mass index (kg)	67.75 ± 13.58	65.54 ± 11.50	1.18	0.24
Operation time of examination (min)	15.98 ± 0.66	16.08 ± 0.63	0.11	0.91

Table 2 Comparison of related indexes during anesthesia between the two groups

Groups	WAA group (n = 91)	CON group (n = 90)	t value/χ2 value	P value
Propofol induction dose (mg)	80.0 (20)	115.0 (20)	-9.35	< 0.0001
Total propofol dose (mg)	110.0 (40)	157.5 (70)	-7.15	< 0.0001
Incidence of hypoxemia, n (%)	2 (2.2)	10 (11.1)	4.46	0.035
Incidence of hypotension, n (%)	3 (3.3)	14 (15.6)	7.99	0.005
Abdominal distention, n (%)	8 (8.8)	26 (28.9)	11.98	0.001
Nausea and vomiting, n (%)	3 (3.3)	5 (5.6)	0.14	0.46

WAA: Wrist-ankle acupuncture; CON: Control.

Table 3 Comparison of patients' satisfaction and examiners' satisfaction after examination and Borg fatigue index between the two groups

Groups	WAA group	CON group	t value/χ2 value	P value
Wake-up time (min)	3.26 ± 0.87	6.06 ± 0.88	21.5	< 0.0001
VAS score of pain between 15 min	1.38 ± 0.49	2.31 ± 0.47	13.05	< 0.05
VAS score of pain between 30 min	0.65 ± 0.48	1.89 ± 0.32	20.56	< 0.05
Borg fatigue index (5 min)	1.74 ± 0.697	2.57 ± 0.498	84.92	< 0.001
Borg fatigue index (30 min)	0.396 ± 0.492	0.278 ± 0.450	2.82	0.095
Patients' satisfaction (VAS)	9.57 ± 0.50	9.44 ± 0.50	1.71	0.88
Examiners' satisfaction (VAS)	9.89 ± 0.31	9.28 ± 0.45	158.97	< 0.001

WAA: Wrist-ankle acupuncture; CON: Control; VAS: Visual analog scale.