Association of Sijunzi decoction plus chemotherapy with gastrointestinal function and serum markers in patients after gastric carcinoma surgery

Figure 1 Defecation time, intestinal gas discharge time, and hospitalization time of the two groups. A: Inter-group comparison of defecation time; B: Inter-group comparison of intestinal gas discharge time; C: Inter-group comparison of hospitalization time. ^aP < 0.05, ^bP < 0.01.

Figure 2 Serum markers of two groups. A: Inter-group comparison of carcinoembryonic antigen levels; B: Inter-group comparison of carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA125) levels; C: Inter-group comparison of CA199 levels. ^bP < 0.01, ^cP < 0.001. CEA: Carcinoembryonic antigen; CA: Carbohydrate antigen.

Figure 3 Nutritional indicators. A: Inter-group comparison of total protein levels; B: Inter-group comparison of transferrin levels. ^aP < 0.05, ^bP < 0.01. TP: Total protein; TRF: Transferrin.

Figure 4 Traditional Chinese medicine syndrome scores. A: Poor appetite scores before and after treatment in the two groups; B: Epigastric distension and pain scores before and after treatment in the two groups; C: Fatigue and weakness scores of the two groups before and after treatment; D: Abdominal distension after eating scores before and after treatment in the two groups. ^bP < 0.01, ^cP < 0.001.