Trial reportBrazilian journal of anesthesiology (Elsevier)
[Effect of acupuncture on the prevention of nausea and vomiting after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized clinical trial].
Trial report in Brazilian journal of anesthesiology (Elsevier). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Auricular Acupressure in Relieving PONV and Promoting Gastrointestinal Function Recovery in Females After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.Obesity surgery · 2024Trial
- Clinical practice guidelines for the prevention and management of postoperative nausea and vomiting (2025 edition).Journal of anesthesia and translational medicine · 2025Review
- A Bibliometric Analysis of Acupuncture Treatment of Postoperative Complications from 2003 to 2023.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Review
- [Prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting: new insights for patient care].Brazilian journal of anesthesiology (Elsevier)Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesPostoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common and undesirable complication observed after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). We investigated the effects of auriculoacupuncture (AA) on the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting in the immediate postoperative period of uncomplicated laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
methodsSixty-eight patients were randomly divided into two groups, auriculoacupuncture (n = 35) and control (n = 33) and then they were evaluated prospectively. The needle was placed before anaesthesia induction and remained for 20 minutes. Nausea intensity was evaluated using an analogic visual scale and PONV events were registered immediately after anaesthesia care unit admission and in the second, fourth and sixth hours after the surgery.
resultsThe auriculoacupuncture group had a significantly smaller incidence of nausea and vomiting than the control group throughout the whole postoperative period (16/35 vs. 27/33, p = 0.03 and 4/35 vs. 15/33, p = 0.005, respectively); the AA group had fewer nausea events 2hours (p = 0.03) and 6hours (p = 0.001) after surgery and fewer vomiting events 2hours (p = 0.01) and 6hours (p = 0.02) after surgery.
conclusionsAuriculoacupuncture can partially prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting when compared to metoclopramide alone after uncomplicated laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Auriculoacupuncture can be recommended as an adjuvant therapy for postoperative nausea and vomiting prevention in selected patients.
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