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ArticleJournal of gastric cancer2017

Effect of Acupuncture on Postoperative Ileus after Distal Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer.

Se Yun Jung, Hyun Dong Chae, Ung Rae Kang, Min Ah Kwak, In Hwan Kim

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Article in Journal of gastric cancer, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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15citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Se Yun JungDepartment of Surgery, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea .
Hyun Dong ChaeDepartment of Surgery, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea .
Ung Rae KangDepartment of Radiology, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea .
Min Ah KwakDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University, Daegu, Korea .
In Hwan KimDepartment of Surgery, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea .
Catholic University of Daegu · KRDaegu Haany University · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeAcupuncture has recently been accepted as a treatment option for managing postoperative ileus (POI) and various functional gastrointestinal disorders. Therefore, we conducted a prospective randomized study to evaluate the effect of acupuncture on POI and other surgical outcomes in patients who underwent gastric surgery. MATERIALS AND

methodsThirty-six patients who underwent distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer from March to December 2015 were randomly assigned to acupuncture or non-acupuncture (NA) groups at 1:1 ratio. The acupuncture treatment was administered treatment once daily for 5 consecutive days starting at postoperative day 1. The primary outcome measure was the number of remnant sitz markers in the small intestine on abdominal radiograph. The secondary outcome measure was the surgical outcome, including the times to first flatus, first defecation, start of water intake, and start of soft diet, as well as length of hospital stay and laboratory findings.

resultsThe acupuncture group had significantly fewer remnant sitz markers in the small intestine on postoperative days 3 and 5 compared to those in the NA group. A significant difference was observed in the numbers of remnant sitz markers in the small intestine with respect to group differences by time (P<0.0001). The acupuncture group showed relatively better surgical outcomes than those in the NA group, but the differences were not statistically significant.

conclusionsIn this clinical trial, acupuncture promoted the passage of sitz markers, which may reflect the possibility of reducing POI after distal gastrectomy.

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AcupunctureGastrectomyParalytic ileusSitz markerStomach neoplasms

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PMCPMC5362830
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