Three Acupuncture Methods for Postoperative Pain in Mixed Hemorrhoids: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis

Table 7

Network meta-analysis of the pain degree of patients with mixed hemorrhoids treated by different methods (OR (95% CI)).

Acupoint application	0.51 (0.22, 1.15)	0.40 (0.05, 3.40)	0.26 (0.09, 0.80)	0.16 (0.00, 8.93)	0.16 (0.08, 0.32)
1.98 (0.87, 4.48)	Auricular point	0.79 (0.11, 5.71)	0.52 (0.24, 1.11)	0.32 (0.01, 17.06)	0.32 (0.20, 0.50)
2.51 (0.29, 21.36)	1.27 (0.18, 9.18)	Auricular point and acupoint application	0.66 (0.11, 4.07)	0.41 (0.00, 34.47)	0.41 (0.05, 3.09)
3.83 (1.25, 11.74)	1.94 (0.90, 4.16)	1.53 (0.25, 9.48)	Analgesic drugs	0.62 (0.01, 35.52)	0.62 (0.26, 1.50)
6.18 (0.11, 340.82)	3.13 (0.06, 166.63)	2.46 (0.03, 209.31)	1.61 (0.03, 92.59)	Acupoint catgut embedding	1.00 (0.02, 51.97)
6.18 (3.11, 12.28)	3.13 (2.00, 4.89)	2.47 (0.32, 18.76)	1.62 (0.67, 3.92)	1.00 (0.02, 52.02)	Regular treatment