Transcutaneous electroacupuncture alleviates postoperative ileus after gastrectomy: A randomized clinical trial

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World J Gastrointest Surg. Feb 27, 2018; 10(2): 13-20
Published online Feb 27, 2018. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v10.i2.13

Table 2 Main outcomes

	TEA (n = 33)	Control (n = 30)	P value
Time to first flatus (h)
Total	73.19 ± 15.61	82.82 ± 20.25	0.038^b
Open	76.53 ± 14.29	87.23 ± 20.75	0.048^b
Laparoscopic	65.52 ± 16.53	68.31 ± 9.08	0.692
Bowel sound on day 1 (/min)	0.96 ± 1.80	0.63 ± 1.63	0.461
Bowel sound on day 2 (/min)	2.30 ± 2.61	1.05 ± 1.26	0.017^b
Bowel sound on day 3 (/min)	4.30 ± 3.11	2.85 ± 2.19	0.068
Bowel sound on day 1 (open) (/min)	0.70 ± 1.29	0.70 ± 1.83	1.000
Bowel sound on day 2 (open) (/min)	2.52 ± 2.56	0.80 ± 1.0	0.006^b
Bowel sound on day 3 (open) (/min)	4.74 ± 3.10	2.77 ± 2.23	0.028^b
Walk independently (h)	27.10 ± 15.24	36.73 ± 25.91	0.074
Walking duration per day (min)	10.36 ± 6.65	9.13 ± 6.16	0.452
Remove nasogastric tube (POD)	4.22 ± 1.01	4.97 ± 1.67	0.049^b
Liquid diet (POD)	5.00 ± 1.34	5.83 ± 2.10	0.039^b
Semiliquid diet (POD)	6.68 ± 1.78	7.60 ± 2.33	0.087
Hospital stay (POD)	8.06 ± 1.75	9.40 ± 3.09	0.041^b
Modified liquid diet (POD)	4.73 ± 0.94 (30)	5.30 ± 1.23 (27)	0.057
Modified semiliquid diet (POD)	6.30 ± 1.12 (30)	7.11 ± 1.74 (27)	0.039^b
Modified hospital stay (POD)	7.73 ± 1.14 (30)	8.59 ± 1.67 (27)	0.026^b

^bP: Significant difference. TEA: Transcutaneous electroacupuncture; POD: Postoperative day.

Citation: Chen KB, Lu YQ, Chen JD, Shi DK, Huang ZH, Zheng YX, Jin XL, Wang ZF, Zhang WD, Huang Y, Wu ZW, Zhang GP, Zhang H, Jiang YH, Chen L. Transcutaneous electroacupuncture alleviates postoperative ileus after gastrectomy: A randomized clinical trial. World J Gastrointest Surg 2018; 10(2): 13-20
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v10/i2/13.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v10.i2.13