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

Table 9

Network meta-analysis of complications that occurred in patients with mixed hemorrhoids treated by different methods (RR (95% CI)).

Acupoint application	3.05 (0.12, 77.68)	3.55 (0.17, 76.05)	12.55 (0.67, 234.86)	19.72 (0.87, 448.52)
0.33 (0.01, 8.34)	Auricular point	1.16 (0.22, 6.02)	4.11 (1.04, 16.29)	6.46 (1.12, 37.31)
0.28 (0.01, 6.03)	0.86 (0.17, 4.44)	Acupoint catgut embedding	3.53 (1.44, 8.67)	5.55 (3.01, 10.23)
0.08 (0.00, 1.49)	0.24 (0.06, 0.96)	0.28 (0.12, 0.69)	Analgesic drugs	1.57 (0.53, 4.65)
0.05 (0.00, 1.15)	0.15 (0.03, 0.89)	0.18 (0.10, 0.33)	0.64 (0.21, 1.88)	Regular treatment