Research Article
Electroacupuncture Improves Gastric Emptying in Critically Ill Neurosurgical Patients: A Pilot Study
Table 2
Baseline patient characteristics.
| | Study group | Control group | | Total | | | | |
| Age | | | 0.40 | | Mean (SD) | 51 (17.1) | 44.7 (22.3) | | 47.4 (19.8) | Gender | | | 1.00 | | Female | 1 (14.3) | 1 (11.1) | | 2 (12.5) | Male | 6 (85.7) | 8 (88.9) | | 14 (87.5) | Body mass index | | | 0.12 | | Mean (SD) | 25.4 (5.5) | 21.3 (3.31) | | 23.1 (4.7) | Glasgow coma scale | | | 0.63 | | Mean (SD) | 5.4 (2.2) | 7 (3.9) | | 6.3 (3.3) | Diabetes | | | — | | Yes | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | | 0 (0) | No | 7 (100) | 9 (100) | | 16 (100) | Hypertension | | | 0.06 | | Yes | 3 (42.9) | 0 (0) | | 3 (18.8) | No | 4 (57.1) | 9 (100) | | 13 (81.2) | APACHE II | | | 0.45 | | Mean (SD) | 19.7 (4.8) | 16.9 (6.6) | | 18.1 (5.8) | Ventilator support | | | — | | Yes | 7 (100) | 9 (100) | | 16 (100) | No | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | | 0 (0) | Intracranial pressure monitor | | | — | | Yes | 7 (100) | 8 (88.9) | 1.00 | 15 (93.8) | No | 0 (0) | 1 (11.1) | | 1 (6.2) |
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