Abstract | OBJECTIVES: METHODS: A randomized, controlled, repeated measures research design was used. Ninety-nine patients undergoing lumbar spinal surgery were randomly assigned to one of three groups. Patients in experimental group 1 (EG1) received true acupoint electrical simulation three times, whereas those in experimental group 2 (EG2) received sham acupoint manually. Patients in the control group (CG) received no acupoint intervention. All patients were measured for pain, initial demand for PCA, demand for opiates, opiate dose, vital signs, and postoperative nausea and vomiting ( PONV). RESULTS: Significant differences were found in postoperative pain, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and opiate doses across time in the three groups with better outcomes observed in EG1 than in EG2. However, no between-group difference was found in initial demand for PCA or in PONV. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Mei-Ling Yeh, Yu-Chu Chung, Kang-Min Chen, Mei-Yung Tsou, Hsing-Hsia Chen |
Journal | Alternative therapies in health and medicine
(Altern Ther Health Med)
2010 Nov-Dec
Vol. 16
Issue 6
Pg. 10-8
ISSN: 1078-6791 [Print] United States |
PMID | 21280458
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Acupuncture Points
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Analgesia
(methods)
- Analgesics, Opioid
(administration & dosage)
- Analysis of Variance
- Electric Stimulation Therapy
(methods)
- Electroacupuncture
(methods)
- Female
- Hospitals
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pain Measurement
- Pain, Postoperative
(therapy)
- Spinal Cord Injuries
(surgery)
- Taiwan
- Treatment Outcome
- Young Adult
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