Table 2. Number of rescue doses administered over time in cats undergoing ovariohysterectomy treated with laser acupuncture (LA, n=10), electroacupunture (EA, n=10) or no acupuncture treatment (Control, n=10).
| Group | Postoperative time (hr) |
Total number of rescue doses | Total number of rescued cats | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 24 | |||
| LA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 a) | 1/10 |
| EA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 a) | 1/10 |
| Control | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5/10 |
a) Significantly different from Control group (Kruskal-Wallis, P=0.033).