Perioperative Electroacupuncture Can Accelerate the Recovery of Gastrointestinal Function in Cancer Patients Undergoing Pancreatectomy or Gastrectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 2

EA outcome.

Variable (d, mean, SD)	Time to first flatus (day)			Time to first defecation (day)
	EA group (n = 201)	Control group (n = 184)	value	EA group (n = 201)	Control group (n = 184)	value
Total	3.0 ± 0.7	4.1 ± 1.0	<0.001	4.2 ± 0.9	5.4 ± 1.2	<0.001
Op surg	3.1 ± 0.7	4.2 ± 1.1	<0.001	4.3 ± 0.9	5.5 ± 1.2	<0.001
La surg	2.8 ± 0.7	3.9 ± 0.9	<0.001	3.9 ± 0.9	5.1 ± 1.1	<0.001
LG	2.0 ± 1.0	3.2 ± 0.8	0.116	3.3 ± 1.2	3.8 ± 0.8	0.528
PG	3.1 ± 0.7	3.8 ± 1.0	0.015	4.2 ± 0.8	5.2 ± 1.4	0.015
TG	3.0 ± 0.6	4.5 ± 0.8	<0.001	4.3 ± 0.7	5.8 ± 1.0	<0.001
DG(B–I)	2.9 ± 0.9	3.7 ± 1.2	0.051	3.6 ± 1.0	4.9 ± 1.4	0.012
DG (B-II)	3.0 ± 0.7	4.6 ± 0.9	<0.001	4.1 ± 0.9	5.3 ± 0.9	<0.001
PD	3.4 ± 0.7	5.3 ± 1.1	<0.001	5.0 ± 0.7	7.0 ± 1.2	<0.001
IORT	3.1 ± 0.6	4.2 ± 0.8	<0.001	4.4 ± 0.7	5.5 ± 0.9	<0.001
DP	2.9 ± 0.6	3.4 ± 1.0	0.157	3.7 ± 0.6	4.4 ± 0.7	0.007

EA: electroacupuncture; Op: open; La: laparoscopy; LG: local gastrectomy; PG: proximal gastrectomy; TG: total gastrectomy; DG: distal gastrectomy; PD: pancreaticoduodenectomy; IORT: intraoperative radiation therapy; DP: distal pancreatectomy