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World J Clin Cases. Nov 6, 2022; 10(31): 11427-11441
Published online Nov 6, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i31.11427
Published online Nov 6, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i31.11427
Outcomes | Group | Merged | Subgroup | |||||||
Gastric cancer | Colon cancer | |||||||||
n | mean ± SD | P value | n | mean ± SD | P value | n | mean ± SD | P value | ||
Time to first flatus passage (h) | Intervention group | 32 | 66 ± 27 | < 0.001 | 12 | 83 ± 32 | 0.06 | 20 | 56 ± 17 | 0.002 |
Control group | 32 | 103 ± 41 | 16 | 110 ± 37 | 16 | 97 ± 44 | ||||
Time to first defecation (h) | Intervention group | 32 | 106 ± 44 | < 0.001 | 12 | 125 ± 36 | 0.09 | 20 | 94 ± 44 | 0.001 |
Control group | 32 | 153 ± 50 | 16 | 155 ± 48 | 16 | 150 ± 53 | ||||
Time to first oral feeding (h) | Intervention group | 32 | 73 ± 30 | < 0.001 | 12 | 94 ± 30 | 0.02 | 20 | 61 ± 22 | < 0.001 |
Control group | 32 | 115 ± 38 | 16 | 126 ± 35 | 16 | 105 ± 40 |
- Citation: Guo M, Wang M, Chen LL, Wei FJ, Li JE, Lu QX, Zhang L, Yang HX. Effect of intradermal needle therapy at combined acupoints on patients’ gastrointestinal function following surgery for gastrointestinal tumors. World J Clin Cases 2022; 10(31): 11427-11441
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v10/i31/11427.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v10.i31.11427