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 7

Pain controllability satisfaction analysis for patients in different upper urolithiasis groups.

Patients’ satisfaction level for pain controllability
Number of people (%)
U-I
control ( )
U-II
sham-EA ( )
U-III
100 Hz EA ( )
value

4 = very satisfied4 (16%)13 (54%)20 (80%)0.00***
3 = satisfied8 (32%)11 (46%)5 (20%)
2 = slightly satisfied13 (52%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
1 = unsatisfied0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
0 = very unsatisfied0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)

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