Retrospective analysis on Lou Bei Er Chen decoction and acupuncture in gastroesophageal reflux disease post-gastric cancer surgery

Table 1 Comparison of clinical data of patients, n

	Observation (n = 67)	Control (n = 61)	χ2/t/Z	P value
Age, years	44.35 ± 14.25	48.77 ± 11.96	1.89	0.06
Male, n (%)	47 (70.15)	46 (75.41)	0.44	0.50
BMI, kg/m2	22.46 ± 2.72	22.00 ± 2.28	1.03	0.30
Disease course, months	21.98 ± 8.00	19.40 ± 8.04	1.82	0.07
Tumor staging			2.30	0.51
I	13	11
II	25	20
III	23	19
IV	6	11
Surgical methods			0.05	0.98
Proximal gastrectomy	2	2
Total gastrectomy	22	19
Distal gastrectomy	43	40

BMI: Body mass index.

Table 2 Comparison of postoperative improvement of gastrointestinal function indicators between groups, hours

	Flatus	Defecation	Restoration of bowel sounds	Enteral nutrition via nasogastric-jejunal tube
Control (n = 61)	76.32 ± 9.11	96.21 ± 11.21	52.30 ± 6.45	78.25 ± 8.26
Observation (n = 67)	71.21 ± 8.32	81.88 ± 9.20	31.03 ± 4.25	71.55 ± 8.23
t	3.30	7.86	21.80	4.59
P value	0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001

Table 3 Comparison of gastrointestinal dysfunction scores between groups

	Before treatment	After treatment	t	P value
Control (n = 61)	7.48 ± 0.91	3.12 ± 0.42	33.976	< 0.001
Observation (n = 67)	7.49 ± 0.84	1.98 ± 0.36	49.351	< 0.001
t	0.064	16.529
P value	0.949	< 0.001

Table 4 Comparison of efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine syndrome between groups, n

	Time, weeks	Cured	Significant improvement	Effective	Ineffective	Effective rate, %
Observation (n = 67)	4 weeks	1	8	40	18	73.13
	8 weeks	5	23	27	12	82.09
Control (n = 61)	4 weeks	0	3	29	29	52.46
	8 weeks	2	6	32	21	65.57