Trial reportAnnals of medicine2025
Effect of press needle stimulation on postoperative pulmonary complications in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery patients: a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Annals of medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- The effect of press-needle therapy on postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing bronchoscopy under general anesthesia in China: a quasi-experimental study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Analysis of risk factors for prolonged postoperative chest tube drainage after uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery pulmonary resection.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- The predictive role of PNI and NRS2002 for postoperative pulmonary complications in ESCC patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy followed by McKeown esophagectomy: a retrospective cohort study.World journal of surgical oncology · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundPatients undergoing high-risk surgical procedures frequently experience postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) that impact outcomes. Acupuncture has demonstrated potential benefits during surgery. Press needle stimulation is increasingly recognized as an alternative to conventional techniques. We aimed to evaluate the effect of press needle stimulation on PPCs in patients with lung cancer undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
methodsEighty-seven patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery were randomized into press needle (
resultsPress needle acupoint stimulation was associated with a significantly lower incidence of PPCs than the sham needle group. Perioperative data, tachycardia, cough, postoperative nausea, vomiting, and most inflammatory markers exhibited no significant differences, except for lower hypoxia-inducible factor-1
conclusionThis study indicates that press needle stimulation lowers PPC incidence and improves postoperative analgesia in patients with lung cancer undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy.
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