Trial reportSchmerz (Berlin, Germany)2009
[Influence of acupuncture on postoperative pain, nausea and vomiting after visceral surgery : a prospective, randomized comparative study of metamizole and standard treatment].
Trial report in Schmerz (Berlin, Germany), 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02940288 (Acupuncture for Postoperative Analgesia in Laparoscopic Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Acupuncture for Postoperative Analgesia in Laparoscopic Surgery
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Stimulation of the wrist acupuncture point PC6 for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
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- Acupuncture for visceral pain: neural substrates and potential mechanisms.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2014Review
- Acupuncture in the inpatient acute care setting: a pragmatic, randomized control trial.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2012Article
- [Research or clinical practice: clinical research].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2009Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThe objective of this study was to assess repeated needle acupuncture in the treatment of postoperative pain and nausea after visceral surgery. MATERIAL AND
methodsSixty-six patients undergoing visceral surgery (hysterectomy, cholecystectomy) were randomly assigned to group A (three sessions of needle acupuncture, n=21), group M (3x1000 mg metamizole, n=20), or group K (control, n=25). All patients received patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) using piritramide. To adjust for nonspecific effects due to physician-patient interaction during acupuncture sessions in group A, patients in groups M and K also received three standardized visits. Primary outcome parameters were defined as pain intensity, analgesic consumption, and frequency of nausea and vomiting in a period up to the morning of the second postoperative day.
resultsPatients in group A reported significant less pain, nausea, and vomiting compared to patients in group K. Mean cumulative piritramide consumption was significantly lower in group A (25.0 mg) than in group M (34.5 mg) and group K (55.2 mg).
conclusionRepeated needle acupuncture may be effective in postoperative pain relief and the treatment of nausea and vomiting in the postoperative period. These effects seem not to be due solely to interaction between the acupuncturist and the patient.
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