|
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
|
- Degree 1: no vomiting; degree 2: very mild to moderate vomiting; Degree 3: Severe to intolerable vomiting
