Auricular acupressure for postoperative pain and recovery in patients with anal fistula and abscess

Table 1 Comparison of first urinary symptom score and wound healing time between the two groups (mean ± SD)

Groups	Patients	First urinary symptom score				Wound healing time (days)
		Lower abdominal symptoms	Waiting time for urination	Incomplete urination	Urinary difficulty
Observation group	50	3.90 ± 1.39	3.66 ± 1.26	3.54 ± 1.16	3.48 ± 1.11	16.70 ± 3.05
Control group	50	5.94 ± 0.96	5.28 ± 1.29	5.40 ± 1.21	5.34 ± 1.26	21.26 ± 3.37
T value		8.555	6.353	7.825	7.846	7.088
P value		< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001

Table 2 Comparison of anal pain levels between the two groups (mean ± SD)

Groups	Patients	Visual analog scale score
		Preoperative	Postoperative day 3	Postoperative day 7	Postoperative day 14
Observation group	50	5.98 ± 1.22	4.30 ± 0.46a	3.42 ± 0.50a,b	2.26 ± 0.44a,b,c
Control group	50	5.92 ± 1.26	4.90 ± 0.42a	3.92 ± 0.27a,b	2.78 ± 0.42a,b,c
T value		0.242	6.813	6.214	6.033
P value		0.809	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001

^aP < 0.05, preoperative value compared with the same group.

^bP < 0.05, postoperative values compared with the same group on postoperative day 3.

^cP < 0.05, postoperative comparison with the same group on postoperative day 7.

Table 3 Comparison of sleep conditions between the two groups (mean ± SD)

Groups	Patients	PSQI score
		Preoperative	Postoperative day 3	Postoperative day 7	Postoperative day 14
Observation group	50	15.18 ± 3.43	10.86 ± 2.04a	8.92 ± 1.21a,b	6.26 ± 1.03a,b,c
Control group	50	15.26 ± 3.27	12.46 ± 2.12a	10.36 ± 1.38a,b	8.02 ± 1.24a,b,c
T value		0.119	3.844	5.545	7.742
P value		0.905	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001

^aP < 0.05, preoperative value compared with the same group.

^bP < 0.05, postoperative values compared with the same group on postoperative day 3.

^cP < 0.05, postoperative comparison with the same group on postoperative day 7.

PSQI: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.

Table 4 Comparison of complications between the two groups, n (100%)

Groups	Patients	Wound infection	Anal incontinence	Uroschesis	Total
Observation group	50	0 (0.00)	1 (2.00)	1 (2.00)	2 (4.00)
Control group	50	1 (2.00)	3 (6.00)	4 (8.00)	8 (16.00)
χ2 value					4.000
P value					0.046