Effects of electroacupuncture on recent stroke inpatients with incomplete bladder emptying: a preliminary study

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Figure 1 Locations of acupuncture points based on the WHO standards for the Western Pacific region.¹⁶ Redrawn by Yu and Chou.

Abbreviation: WHO, World Health Organization.

Figure 2 Flow diagram of the electroacupuncture clinical trial.

Table 1 Demographic information of IBE and non-IBE patients

	Number of patient		P value
	IBE (n = 9)	Non-IBE (n = 40)
Gender			>0.05
Male	6	23
Female	3	17
Age	65.67 ± 14.58	65.58 ± 11.11	>0.05
Diabetes mellitus			>0.05
Present	4	15
Absent	5	25
Stroke type			>0.05
Hemorrhage	5	16
Infarction	4	24
Stroke location			>0.05
Cerebrum	6	36
Cerebellum	2	1
Brain stem	1	3

Abbreviation: IBE, incomplete bladder emptying.

Table 2 Basic data of IBE patients who complete clinical trial

No	Sex	Age	Lesion location	Stroke type	Urodynamic study	Pre-treatment PVR (mL)	Posttreatment PVR*(mL)
1	M	82	Cerebral cortex	Hemorrhage	Areflexia	340	530
2	M	60	Occipital lobe	Infarction	Areflexia	100	40
3	M	59	Cerebellum	Hemorrhage	Weak detrusor contractility	400	230
4	M	90	Internal capsule	Infarction	Nil	200	40
5	F	69	Thalamus	Hemorrhage	Detrusor sphincter dyynergia	160	20
6	F	71	Cerebellum	Hemorrhage	Detrusor overactivity	300	75
7	M	40	Medulla	Infarction	Normal detrusor function	300	0

Note:

* Posttreatment PVR: data after 10-day treatment course of electroacupuncture.

Abbreviations: IBE, incomplete bladder emptying; PVR, postvoid residual.

Figure 3 Arithmetic mean of the daily PVR urine ratio of all patients during the 10-day EA treatment.

Note: PVR urine ratio = (daily PVR urine volume/[daily PVR urine volume + spontaneous voiding volume]).
Abbreviations: PVR, postvoid residual; EA, electroacupuncture.

WHO Regional Office for the Western PacificWHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific RegionManilaWorld Health Organization200872113115

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