Table 2 Comparison between active-acupuncture and placebo-acupuncture groups in occurrence rate and severity of vomiting
Time after TACE (days) | Patients with vomiting [cases (%)] | P | Severity of vomiting [cases (%)] | P | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Placebo-acupuncture group | Active-acupuncture group | |||||||||
Placebo-acupuncture group | Active-acupu-ncture group | Degree 1 | Degree 2 | Degree 3 | Degree 1 | Degree 2 | Degree 3 | |||
0 | 28 (40.0) | 23 (31.9) | 0.317 | 42 (60.0) | 16 (22.9) | 12 (17.1) | 49 (68.0) | 13 (18.1) | 10 (13.9) | 0.606 |
1 | 25 (35.7) | 22 (30.6) | 0.514 | 45 (64.3) | 17 (24.3) | 8 (11.4) | 50 (69.4) | 14 (19.4) | 8 (11.1) | 0.769 |
2 | 29 (41.4) | 26 (36.1) | 0.516 | 41 (58.6) | 20 (28.6) | 9 (12.9) | 46 (63.9) | 18 (25.0) | 8 (11.1) | 0.809 |
3 | 22 (31.4) | 26 (36.1) | 0.556 | 48 (68.6) | 18 (25.7) | 4 (5.7) | 46 (63.9) | 16 (22.2) | 10 (13.9) | 0.259 |
4 | 16 (22.9) | 12 (16.7) | 0.354 | 54 (77.1) | 12 (17.1) | 4 (5.7) | 60 (83.3) | 10 (13.9) | 2 (2.8) | 0.567 |
5 | 13 (18.6) | 10 (13.9) | 0.449 | 57 (81.4) | 11 (15.7) | 2 (2.9) | 62 (86.1) | 8 (11.1) | 2 (2.8) | 0.721 |