Table 2.

Consumption of Propofol and Remifentanil Intraoperative, the Incidence of Hypoxemia, Postoperative PONV in PACU, and the Length of Hospital Stay.^a

	Group TEAS, n = 72	Group Sham TEAS, n = 72	P Value
Propofol, mg	827.74 (118.37)	1029.26 (126.47)	.002b
Remifentanil, μg	1145.56 (216.67)	1864.82 (244.34)	.028b
Hypoxemia, n (%)	1 (1.39)	2 (2.78)	.872
PONV, n (%)	6 (8.33)	8 (11.11)	.437
Length of hospital stay, days	7.42 (1.23)	9.17 (1.31)	.014b

Abbreviations: PACU, postanesthesia care unit; PONV, postoperative nausea and vomiting; TEAS, transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation.

^a Values are presented as mean (SD) or number of patients.

^b P < .05 versus group sham TEAS.