Research Article
An Evaluation of Electroacupuncture at the Weizhong Acupoint (BL-40) as a Means of Relieving Pain Induced by Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy
Table 3
Strength of lithotripsy shock wave for upper urolithiasis, counts of shock wave generated, and duration of lithotripsy operation.
| | ESWL data | U-I
control
() | U-II
sham-EA
() | U-III
100 Hz EA
() | value |
| | Shock wave intensity (KV) | 13.00
(13.00-13.00) | 13.00
(13.00-13.00) | 13.00
(13.00-13.00) | 0.8724 | | Total shock wave delivered | 3000
(3000-3000) | 3000
(3000-3000) | 3000
(3000-3000) | 0.3997 | | Duration of ESWL (min) | 55.00
(45.00–60.00) | 52.50
(47.50–55.00) | 50.00
(45.00–55.00) | 0.3422 |
|
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Median (25%–75%).
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