AcuTrials

Acupuncture management of pain and emergence agitation in children after bilateral myringotomy and tympanostomy tube insertion

Lin, Y. C. See all items with this value

Tassone, R. F. See all items with this value

Jahng, S. See all items with this value

Rahbar, R. See all items with this value

Holzman, R. S. See all items with this value

Zurakowski, D. See all items with this value

Sethna, N. F. See all items with this value

2009

19(11)

1096-1101

RCT

Acu + Usual Care Versus Usual Care See all items with this value

Acupuncture See all items with this value

Fixed Acupuncture Protocol See all items with this value

Myringotomy See all items with this value

Pediatrics See all items with this value

Restricted Modalities, Acupuncture Only See all items with this value

Usual Care Control, Pharmaceutical See all items with this value

Unspecified Acupuncture Style See all items with this value

Anesthesia and Analgesia See all items with this value

Pain, Postoperative See all items with this value

RCT See all items with this value

AIM: To further investigate the effect of acupuncture in postoperative pain and emergence agitation in children undergoing bilateral myringotomy and tympanostomy tube (BMT) placement. BACKGROUND: BMT insertion surgery in children is routinely performed under general anesthesia and is associated with a high incidence of postoperative pain and agitation upon emergence from anesthesia. Various medications have been investigated to alleviate the pain and agitation, which have been accompanied by high incidence of adverse effects. In children, anecdotal reports suggest that acupuncture may offer postoperative analgesia. METHODS/MATERIALS: This prospective randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture to control pain and agitation after initial bilateral myringotomy tube placement in 60 nonpremedicated children. Acupuncture was applied at points LI-4 (he gu) and HT-7 (shen men) immediately after induction of anesthesia. A single-blinded assessor evaluated postoperative pain and agitation using CHEOPS and emergence agitation scale. Pain and agitation scores were significantly lower in the acupuncture group compared to those in the control group at the time of arrival in the post anesthesia care unit and during the subsequent 30 min. RESULTS: Acupuncture treatment provided significant benefit in pain and agitation reduction. The median time to first postoperative analgesic (acetaminophen) administration was significantly shorter in the control group. The number of patients who required analgesia was considerably fewer in the acupuncture group than that in the control. No adverse effects related to acupuncture treatment were observed. CONCLUSION: Our study suggests that acupuncture therapy may be effective in diminishing both pain and emergence agitation in children after BMT insertion without adverse effects

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1 Day

Anesthesia and Analgesia

60