Figure 2

Times to recovery. The figure indicates the time from extubation to ready for discharge from the PACU, with acupuncture showing the fastest time to full recovery. The figure shows boxplots (with median and IQRs) as well as outliers (circles). Between groups analysis revealed significant differnces (Kruskal-Wallis p = 0.013). P-values are given for the post-hoc pairwise comparisons as performed by Dunn’s test. APU: press plaster acupressure, CON: control, ACU: press needle acupuncture.