Compared to  without hot compresses on the right upper abdomen over 40 minutes what was the result of with hot compresses on the right upper abdomen over 40 minutes on analyses the area under the curves (AUC)?
 In total, the area under the curve (AUC) was 22.8% (95% confidence interval (CI): 5.1–37.3%) smaller with hot compresses (p = 0.0320)