ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2014
Acupuncture for preventing complications after radical hysterectomy: a randomized controlled clinical trial.
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- Effectiveness of acupuncture on urinary retention after radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for urinary retention after hysterectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Acupuncture versus Lornoxicam in the Treatment of Acute Renal Colic: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of pain research · 2021Trial
- Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation for prevention of postoperative urinary retention: A systematic review.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Treatment of urinary incontinence after total hysterectomy with acupuncture: A case report.Medicine · 2019Article
- Antipruritic effects of electroacupuncture on morphine-induced pruritus model mice through the TLR2/4-MyD88-NF-κB pathway.Neuroreport · 2019Article
- Electroacupuncture for Postoperative Urinary Retention: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2018Review
- Physical, Complementary, and Alternative Medicine in the Treatment of Pelvic Floor Disorders.Current urology reports · 2017Review
- Arginine Vasopressin and Arginine Vasopressin Receptor 1b Involved in Electroacupuncture-Attenuated Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Hyperactivity in Hepatectomy Rats.Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society · 2016Article
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Abstract
We aimed to investigate the preventive effects of acupuncture for complications after radical hysterectomy. A single-center randomized controlled single-blinded trial was performed in a western-style hospital in China. One hundred and twenty patients after radical hysterectomy were randomly allocated to two groups and started acupuncture from sixth postoperative day for five consecutive days. Sanyinjiao (SP6), Shuidao (ST28), and Epangxian III (MS4) were selected with electrical stimulation and Zusanli (ST36) without electrical stimulation for thirty minutes in treatment group. Binao (LI14) was selected as sham acupuncture point without any stimulation in control group. The main outcome measures were bladder function and prevalence of postoperative complications. Compared with control group, treatment group reported significantly improved bladder function in terms of maximal cystometric capacity, first voiding desire, maximal flow rate, residual urine, and bladder compliance, and decreased bladder sensory loss, incontinence, and urinary retention on fifteenth and thirtieth postoperative days. Treatment group showed significant advantage in reduction of urinary tract infection on thirtieth postoperative day. But no significant difference between groups was observed for lymphocyst formation. By improving postoperative bladder function, early intervention of acupuncture may provide a valuable alternative method to prevent bladder dysfunctional disorders and urinary tract infection after radical hysterectomy.
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