Trial reportMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2014
Effect of electroacupuncture at Zusanli (ST36) and Sanyinjiao (SP6) acupoints on adrenocortical function in etomidate anesthesia patients.
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- Sham Electroacupuncture Methods in Randomized Controlled Trials.Scientific reports · 2017Pooled it
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- Etomidate-remifentanil is more suitable for monitored anesthesia care during gastroscopy in older patients than propofol-remifentanil.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2015Trial
- The Effect of Acupuncture on Pain, Prostaglandin E2, and Interleukin-6 in Septorhinoplasty Operations: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Anesthesiology research and practice · 2025Article
- Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain and Its Regulatory Elements SIRT1 and SIRT3 Play Important Role in the Initial Process of Energy Conversion after Moxibustion at Local Skin.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2020Article
- Treatment of urinary incontinence after total hysterectomy with acupuncture: A case report.Medicine · 2019Article
- Electro-Acupuncture Affects the Activity of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Ovary Axis in Female Rats.Frontiers in physiology · 2019Article
- Genome-wide regulation of electro-acupuncture on the neural Stat5-loss-induced obese mice.PloS one · 2017Article
- Clinical Effect of Electroacupuncture on Lung Injury Patients Caused by Severe Acute Pancreatitis.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2017Article
- Acupuncture for preventing complications after radical hysterectomy: a randomized controlled clinical trial.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundWe aimed to investigate the effect of electroacupuncture at Zusanli (ST36) and Sanyinjiao (SP6) on adrenocortical function in patients with etomidate anesthesia. MATERIAL AND
methodsWe randomly divided 80 patients who underwent elective surgery into 4 groups: group etomidate (ETO), group etomidate + electroacupuncture (ETO+EA), group etomidate + sham acupuncture (ETO+SEA), and group propofol (PRO). The patients in group ETO, ETO+EA, and ETO+SEA were induced with etomidate and sufentanil and maintained with intravenous infusion of etomidate and remifentanil. Group PRO was induced with propofol and sufentanil and maintained with propofol and remifentanil. Group ETO+EA received electro-acupuncture stimulation at Zusanli and Sanyinjiao throughout the operation, while group ETO+SEA received electro-acupuncture stimulation at non-acupoints. We recorded the values of MAP, HR, BIS, CVP, cortisol, ACTH, epinephrine, norepinephrine, and arterial blood gas during the perioperative period.
resultsCortisol concentrations were significantly higher at all times except T0 in group ETO+EA compared with group ETO. The ACTH concentrations were lower in group ETO+EA than that in group ETO at point T3.
conclusionsElectroacupuncture at ST 36 and SP 6 can mitigate the adrenal cortical inhibition induced by etomidate and can reduce the secretion of catecholamines during surgery.
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