Electroacupuncture for Bladder Function Recovery in Patients Undergoing Spinal Anesthesia

Table 1

Patient characteristics and measurements at baseline.

	EA group	Control group
Number	31	30
Age (years)	55 ± 6	53 ± 11
Gender
Male	10	9
Female	21	21
Height (cm)	164 ± 8	166 ± 8
Weight (kg)	69 ± 11	68 ± 9
SBP (mmHg)	115 ± 12	114 ± 13
DBP (mmHg)	66 ± 16	68 ± 11
MAP (mmHg)	83 ± 14	83 ± 10
HR	72 ± 8	72 ± 9
Duration of surgery (min)	83.4 ± 17	85.5 ± 16.4

Values are given as mean ± standard deviation. EA: electroacupuncture; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; MAP: mean arterial pressure; HR: heart rate.