The Effects of Sa-Am Acupuncture Treatment on Respiratory Physiology Parameters in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Patients: A Pilot Study

Table 4

The changes in  EtCO₂,  SpO₂,  RR,  and pulse rate before  and after Sa-am acupuncture.

	Before		After		𝑡	𝑃
	M	SD	M	SD
EtCO2	37.70	5.47	37.94	5.35	−0.383	0.702
SpO2	95.42	2.48	95.58	2.57	−3.097	0.002**
RR	20.64	3.31	20.47	3.02	1.359	0.180
Pulse rate	82.49	13.33	80.08	13.15	9.992	0.000***

Analyzed by paired t-test (^∗𝑃<0.05, ^∗∗𝑃<0.01, ^∗∗∗𝑃<0.001).