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Trial reportChinese journal of integrative medicine2013

Electroacupuncture on PC6 prevents opioid-induced nausea and vomiting after laparoscopic surgery.

Siwoo Lee, Myeong Soo Lee, Deok Hwa Choi, Su Kyung Lee

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Chinese journal of integrative medicine, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation · 2019
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  13. Chemotherapy-Induced Pica in Rats Reduced by Electroacupuncture.Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society · 2018
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Siwoo LeeKorea Institute of Oriental Medicine, University of Science and Technology Daejeon, Daejeon, South Korea.
Myeong Soo Lee
Deok Hwa Choi
Su Kyung Lee
Wonkwang University · KRDaejeon Oriental Hospital · KRKorea University of Science and Technology · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the treatment time dependence of electroacupuncture (EA) on Neiguan (PC6) for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV).

methodsOne hundred and seventy-eight patients, who had received intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) with Fentanyl, were assigned randomly to three groups using random numbers: a pre-operative EA group (PrEA), a post-operative EA group (PoEA), and a non-acupuncture control group (NC). An anesthetist evaluated the incidence and severity of nausea and vomiting for 48 h after surgery blindly. The main outcomes were severity and freguency of PONV, which were measured with a self-reported questionnaire and a confirmation from the anesthetist. The data were analyzed with ANOVA and Z-test.

resultsThe incidence of nausea and vomiting was significantly lower in the PrEA group than the NC group during 48 h after surgery (P<0.01, P<0.05). The incidence of vomiting was also significantly lower in the PrEA group than the PoEA group (P<0.05). The PoEA subjects evidenced no significant differences compared with the NC subjects in terms of the incidence of nausea and vomiting (P<0.05). The severity of nausea was significantly lower in the PrEA group than in the NC and PoEA groups (P<0.05).

conclusionsEA on PC6 is effective in the prevention of PONV, and pre-operative acupuncture is more effective than post-operative acupuncture.

Indexed as

Acupuncture PointsElectroacupunctureAdultAnalgesics, OpioidFemaleHumansIncidenceLaparoscopyMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative Nausea and VomitingAnalgesics, Opioid

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PMID23546631
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