Table 2. Sensitivity analysis for pain score on Day 1 post-surgery.
| Study name | Statistics with study removed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Difference in means | Lower limit | Upper limit | Z-Value | P-Value | |
| Acupuncture vs. control | |||||
| Langenbach (2012) | -1.24 | -2.35 | -0.13 | -2.19 | 0.028 |
| Wang (2000) | -0.92 | -1.34 | -0.50 | -4.30 | 0.000 |
| Eletroacupuncture vs. control | |||||
| Coura (2011) | -1.22 | -2.33 | -0.12 | -2.18 | 0.029 |
| Wong (2006) | -1.37 | -2.46 | -0.28 | -2.46 | 0.014 |
| Lin (2002) | -1.21 | -2.31 | -0.10 | -2.14 | 0.032 |
| Sim (2002) | -1.35 | -2.45 | -0.26 | -2.43 | 0.015 |
| TEAS vs. control | |||||
| Lan (2012) | -1.35 | -2.44 | -0.26 | -2.42 | 0.016 |
| Yeh (2011) | -1.28 | -2.39 | -0.17 | -2.27 | 0.023 |
| Chiu (1999) | -1.24 | -2.57 | 0.08 | -1.84 | 0.066 |
| Chen (1998) | -1.14 | -2.24 | -0.04 | -2.03 | 0.043 |
| Wang (1997) | -1.34 | -2.44 | -0.24 | -2.39 | 0.017 |
Abbreviation: TEAS: transcutaneous electrical stimulation.