Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: After obtaining approval from the local ethics committee and written informed patient consent, 36 singleton parturients undergoing Caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia were randomized into three groups. The control group received no treatment, and the acupoint and non- acupoint groups received TENS at the PC-5 and PC-6 points of both arms and non- acupoints of both shoulders, respectively. RESULTS: The median (range) of the lowest recorded systolic blood pressure was significantly higher in the acupoint group compared with the other groups and that of the non- acupoint group was higher than that of the control group [control, 70 (68-82) mm Hg; acupoint, 94 (84-109) mm Hg; non- acupoint, 81 (70-92) mm Hg: P<0.001]. Significantly more parturients in the control and non- acupoint groups experienced hypotension [control, 10 (83%); acupoint, 4 (33%); non- acupoint, 10 (83%): P=0.013]. More ephedrine was required to maintain arterial blood pressure in the control and non- acupoint groups. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Y C P Arai, N Kato, M Matsura, H Ito, N Kandatsu, S Kurokawa, M Mizutani, Y Shibata, T Komatsu |
Journal | British journal of anaesthesia
(Br J Anaesth)
Vol. 100
Issue 1
Pg. 78-81
(Jan 2008)
ISSN: 1471-6771 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 17959591
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Topics |
- Acupuncture Points
- Adult
- Anesthesia, Obstetrical
(adverse effects, methods)
- Anesthesia, Spinal
(adverse effects)
- Blood Pressure
- Cesarean Section
- Female
- Heart Rate
- Humans
- Hypotension
(etiology, physiopathology, prevention & control)
- Pregnancy
- Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
(methods)
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