Electro-acupuncture to prevent prolonged postoperative ileus: A randomized clinical trial

Table 1 Summary of study results

Outcome	Acupuncture			Control			P value
	n	mean ± SD	Median (range)	n	mean ± SD	Median (range)
Hours to first flatus	35	68.26 ± 23.38	72.25 (26.75-124.63)	40	65.24 ± 17.5	64.88 (30.25-105.17)	0.36
Hours to first bowel movement	36	119.04 ± 47.97	108.67 (34.00-241.17)	40	119.38 ± 60.21	104.25 (37.00-359.00)	0.77
EGEG at morning (Freq/min)	44	9.66 ± 1.34	9.32 (7.34-12.87)	41	9.59 ± 1.63	9.65 (6.80-14.98)	0.83
EGEG at afternoon (Freq/min)	44	9.76 ± 1.51	9.6 (6.11-15.93)	41	9.81 ± 1.46	9.94 (6.74-14.31)	0.65
EGEG at morning Amplitude (uv)	44	245 ± 61.1	243 (119-391)	41	239 ± 48.3	237 (131-343)	0.75
EGEG at afternoon Amplitude (uv)	44	250 ± 59.8	250 (131-380)	41	239 ± 51.7	222 (144-345)	0.39
Pain1	44	2.51 ± 1.74	2.22 (0-6)	41	2.37 ± 1.52	2.09 (0-5.73)	0.82
Nausea1	44	0.91 ± 1.67	0 (0-8)	41	0.45 ± 0.99	0 (0-5.25)	0.35
Insomnia1	44	5.11 ± 1.9	5 (1.83-9.00)	41	5.18 ± 2.06	5.17 (0.67-9.33)	0.76
Abdominal distention1	44	0.98 ± 1.35	0.21 (0-4.75)	41	0.76 ± 1.3	0.13 (0-6.50)	0.46
General well-being1	44	4.11 ± 1.57	4 (1.67-8.00)	41	3.73 ± 1.3	3.67 (1.17-6.29)	0.34

¹Based on a 0-10 numeric rating scale.