Electroacupuncture and postoperative pain
Item
Title
Electroacupuncture and postoperative pain
Journal Publication
Date
1989
volume
62(3)
pages
258-262
Research Type
RCT
Keywords
Abstract
We studied 20 otherwise healthy women undergoing lower abdominal surgery. Immediately after wound closure, while still anaesthetized, they received either electroacupuncture (EA) or no further treatment. They were allowed pethidine for postoperative analgesia by patient-controlled infusion pump. Signs of postoperative distress (pain, nausea, drowsiness) were evaluated after 2 and 6 h by visual analogue scale scores. The group receiving EA consumed half the quantity of pethidine as that used used by the no treatment group. Two patients in the EA group had no postoperative analgesia in the first 2 h. There was no difference in the assessments of postoperative distress between groups. No patient was aware of having received EA or not.
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has health condition studied
Anesthesia and Analgesia
plan
N/A
has study population number
20
has duration
N/A