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Table 4 Duration of hospital visits and outcomes

From: Japanese traditional herbal medicine reduces use of pregabalin and opioids for pain in patients with lumbar spinal canal stenosis: a retrospective cohort study

Patients

Group K (n = 111)

Group N (n = 40)

p value

Ended treatment

Visiting period (months)

49.5%

12.0 (4.5, 24.5)

35.0%

5.0 (3.3, 16.3)

0.113

0.172

Continued treatment

Visiting period (months)

42.3%

35.0 (20.5, 54.0)

27.5%

41.0 (19.0, 69.5)

0.098

0.592

Dropped out

Visiting period (months)

8.1%*

8.0 (4.0, 26.0)

37.5%

34.0 (16.5, 50.5)

< 0.0001

0.172

  1. Values are percentages of patients (%) and median (interquartile range)
  2. *p < 0.05 vs. group N