Preoperative Intradermal Acupuncture Reduces Postoperative Pain, Nausea and Vomiting, Analgesic Requirement, and Sympathoadrenal Responses

Kotani, Naoki; Hashimoto, Hiroshi; Satō, Yutaka; I. Sessler, Daniel; Yoshioka, Hideki; Kitayama, Masatou; Yasuda, Tadanobu; Matsuki, A

doi:10.1097/00000542-200108000-00015

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Preoperative Intradermal Acupuncture Reduces Postoperative Pain, Nausea and Vomiting, Analgesic Requirement, and Sympathoadrenal Responses

Published in Anesthesiology • Aug 1, 2001

Authors:

Naoki Kotani

Hiroshi Hashimoto

Yutaka Satō

Abstract

BACKGROUND: In a controlled and double-blind study, the authors tested the hypothesis that preoperative insertion of intradermal needles at acupoints 2.5 cm from the spinal vertebrae (bladder meridian) provide satisfactory postoperative analgesia. METHODS: The authors enrolled patients scheduled for...

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Medicine

Anesthesia

Acupuncture

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