An Evaluation of Electroacupuncture at the Weizhong Acupoint (BL-40) as a Means of Relieving Pain Induced by Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy

Table 4

Different upper urolithiasis group and drug related data analysis.

	U-I; control (𝑛=25)	U-II; sham-EA (𝑛=24)	U-III; 100 Hz EA (𝑛=25)	𝑃 value	Multiple comparison
Number of people who raise hands for analgesic (%)
No	5 (20%)	11 (46%)	14 (56%)	0.0282*	I_III
Yes	20 (80%)	13 (54%)	11 (44%)
Time of first hands up (minutes)	10.00; (4.00–26.00)	31.00; (11.00–>50.00)	>45.00; (19.00–>45.00)	0.0003***	I > II, I > III
Counts of hands up for more analgesic	2.00; (1.00–4.00)	1.00; (0.00–1.50)	0.00; (0.00–1.00)	0.0002***	I > II, I > III
Total dormicum (mg/kg)	2.96; (2.52–3.20)	2.80; (2.68–3.15)	2.60; (2.44–3.02)	0.2847
Alfentanil (ug/kg)	210.00; (170.00–228.00)	162.00; (0.00–210.00)	0.00; (0.00–189.00)	0.0096**	I > III
Total alfentanil (ug/kg)	462.00; (228.00–756.00)	152.83; (0.00–236)	0.00; (0.00–220.00)	<0.0001***	I > II, I > III
Recovery time (min)	15.00; (10.00–20.00)	5.00; (5.00–15.00)	5.00; (2.00–6.00)	<0.0001***	I > II, I > III

Median (25%–75%).
* 𝑃<0.05, **𝑃<0.01, and ***𝑃<0.001.