Variables | Long term follow-up group (n = 117) | Non-long term follow-up group (n = 48) | ||
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n (%) | mean (sd) | n (%) | mean (sd) | |
Length of hospital stay (days) | 22.1 ± 12.0 | 17.5 ± 8.4 | ||
Complementary and alternative medicine | ||||
Herbal medicinea | 117 (100) | 180.7 ± 127.1 | 47 (97.9) | 174.8 ± 117.4 |
Protocol decoction | 94 (80.3) | 61.9 ± 41.8 | 41 (85.4) | 72.2 ± 44.3 |
Protocol pills | 100 (85.5) | 89.9 ± 55.3 | 42 (87.5) | 86.9 ± 54.6 |
Acupuncture | 117 (100) | 33.8 ± 18.7 | 48 (100) | 26.0 ± 13.7 |
Electroacupuncture | 104 (88.9) | 20.9 ± 15.6 | 44 (91.7) | 15.4 ± 11.2 |
Pharmacopuncture | 117 (100) | 23.0 ± 12.9 | 48 (100) | 17.8 ± 9.7 |
Bee venom pharmacopuncture | 50 (42.7) | 19.7 ± 10.1 | 23 (47.9) | 14.2 ± 8.4 |
Chuna manipulation | 98 (83.8) | 12.7 ± 7.5 | 38 (79.2) | 10.6 ± 6.1 |
Conventional treatment | ||||
Analgesic medications | 19 (16.2) | 3.1 ± 2.7 | 11 (22.9) | 2.1 ± 1.4 |
Epidural injectionsb | 6 (5.1) | 1.5 ± 0.5 | 2 (4.3) | 2 |