Effect of intradermal needle therapy at combined acupoints on patients’ gastrointestinal function following surgery for gastrointestinal tumors

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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

Table 5 Subgroup analysis for gastrointestinal symptoms

Subgroup/measure		Intervention group		Control group		Between-group difference
Subgroup/measure		Mean difference (95%CI)	P value	Mean difference (95%CI)	P value	Mean difference (95%CI)	P value
Abdominal distension
Gastric cancer (n = 28)	T1	Reference	N/A	Reference	N/A	0 (-0.5, 0.5)	1.00
	T2	-0.1 (-0.7, 0.5)	1.00	0.4 (0.1, 0.8)	0.01	-0.5 (-1.0, 0)	0.04
	T3	-0.7 (-1.3, -0.1)	0.02	0.2 (-0.4, 0.8)	1.00	-0.9 (-1.3, -0.4)	< 0.001
Colon cancer (n = 36)	T1	Reference	N/A	Reference	N/A	-0.3 (-0.7, 0.1)	0.17
	T2	-0.2 (-0.6, 0.2)	0.56	0.5 (0.1, 0.9)	0.003	-1.0 (-1.4, -0.6)	< 0.001
	T3	-0.7 (-1.0, -0.3)	< 0.001	0.2 (-0.5, 0.9)	1.00	-1.1 (-1.5, -0.7)	< 0.001
Nausea
Gastric cancer (n = 28)	T1	Reference	N/A	Reference	N/A	0.6 (0.1, 1.0)	0.01
	T2	-0.9 (-1.1, -0.7)	< 0.001	0.2 (-0.2, 0.6)	0.71	-0.5 (-0.9, -0.1)	0.009
	T3	-1.3 (-1.8, -0.9)	< 0.001	-0.4 (-0.9, 0.2)	0.32	-0.4 (-0.7, -0.1)	0.01
Colon cancer (n = 36)	T1	Reference	N/A	Reference	N/A	-0.2 (-0.7, 0.3)	0.38
	T2	-0.9 (-1.2, -0.5)	< 0.001	-0.4 (-0.7, 0)	0.04	-0.5 (-0.8, -0.2)	0.004
	T3	-0.7 (-0.9, -0.4)	< 0.001	-0.8 (-1.3, -0.2)	0.003	-0.3 (-0.5, -0.1)	0.007
Vomiting
Gastric cancer (n = 28)	T1	Reference	N/A	Reference	N/A	0.2 (-0.3, 0.7)	0.43
	T2	-0.3 (-0.7, 0)	0.04	0.1 (-0.2, 0.3)	1.00	-0.2 (-0.7, 0.2)	0.35
	T3	-0.5 (-1.0, -0.1)	0.02	-0.2 (-0.6, 0.2)	0.71	-0.1 (-0.3, 0)	0.13
Colon cancer (n = 36)	T1	Reference	N/A	Reference	N/A	-0.2 (-0.5, 0.2)	0.37
	T2	-0.1 (-0.3, 0.1)	0.067	-0.2 (-0.4, 0.1)	0.10	-0.1 (-0.3, 0.1)	0.44
	T3	-0.2 (-0.4, 0.1)	0.11	-0.3 (-0.7, 0.1)	0.15	0 (0, 0)	1.00
Fatigue
Gastric cancer (n = 28)	T1	Reference	N/A	Reference	N/A	-0.5 (-1.1, 0)	0.06
	T2	-0.5 (-1.0, 0.1)	0.07	-0.1 (-0.5, 0.2)	1.00	-0.9 (-1.3, -0.5)	< 0.001
	T3	-0.8 (-1.2, -0.5)	< 0.001	-0.8 (-1.1, -0.5)	< 0.001	-0.5 (-0.9, -0.2)	0.003
Colon cancer (n = 36)	T1	Reference	N/A	Reference	N/A	-0.3 (-0.7, 0.2)	0.28
	T2	-0.9 (-1.2, -0.6)	< 0.001	-0.3 (-0.5, 0)	0.06	-0.9 (0.4, 1.4)	< 0.001
	T3	-1.3 (-1.6, -1.0)	< 0.001	-0.6 (-0.9, -0.3)	< 0.001	-1.0 (-1.4, -0.6)	< 0.001

N/A: Not applicable.

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
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v10.i31.11427