Table 3 Characteristics of patients treated with and without the Houpu Paiqi mixture

Age

62.0(49.0;70.0)

65.0;(53.2;75.0)

60.0(49.0;69.0)

Gender

 Female

36 (40.4%)

14 (50.0%)

22 (36.1%)

 Male

53 (59.6%)

14 (50.0%)

39 (63.9%)

BMI

21.7(19.5;23.9)

20.5(17.8;23.9)

21.8(20.0;23.6)

Body temperature

36.3 (36.20;36.70)

36.3 (36.10;36.70)

36.4 (36.20;36.70)

Heart rate

82.0 (80.00;96.00)

81.0 (80.00;96.00)

82.0 (80.00;96.00)

Emergency surgery

 No

89(93.3%)

25(89.3%)

58(95.1%)

 Yes

6(6.74%)

3(10.7%)

3(4.92%)

Nutritional support

 No

77(86.5%)

5(17.9%)

7(11.5%)

 Yes

12(13.5%)

23(82.1%)

54(88.5%)

Presence of gas and liquid level in X-ray

 No

15 (16.9%)

6 (21.4%)

9 (14.8%)

 Yes

74 (83.1%)

22 (78.6%)

52 (85.2%)

Abdominal operations times

 0

37 (41.6%)

9 (32.1%)

28 (45.9%)

 1

42 (47.2%)

15 (53.6%)

27 (44.3%)

 2

9 (10.1%)

4 (14.3%)

5 (8.20%)

 3

1 (1.12%)

0 (0%)

1 (1.6%)

Chronic diseases

 No

28 (31.5%)

8 (28.6%)

20 (32.8%)

 Yes

61 (68.5%)

20 (71.4%)

41 (67.2%)

Length of stay

14.0 (11.00;19.00)

16.5 (11.75;20.00)

13.0 (11.00;17.00)

Postoperative exhaust time

4.0 (3.00;4.00)

3.0 (2.00;4.00)

4.0 (3.00;5.00)

Postoperative defecation time

5.0 (4.00;6.00)

4.0 (3.00;5.00)

6.0 (5.00;6.00)

The time of the first liquid diet

6.0 (6.00;8.00)

5.5 (4.00; 7.25)

7.0 (6.00;8.00)

Length of postoperative hospital stay

10.0 (8.00;14.00)

8.50 (6.00;13.00)

11.0 (9.00;14.00)

Drainage tube removal time

7.0 (6.00;9.00)

7.5 (7.00;9.25)

7.0 (6.00;9.00)

Time of gastric tube removal

3.0 (2.00;5.00)

3.0 (3.00;4.25)

3.0 (2.00;5.00)

White blood cell

6.88(5.29;10.6)

7.21(5.62;10.5)

6.68(5.18;10.6)

White blood cells after intervention

7.07(5.67;8.79)

6.76(5.16;8.32)

7.27(6.20;9.20)