Abstract | BACKGROUND: OBJECTIVE: METHODS: Sixty Korean female participants were assigned to 1 of 3 groups (n = 20 each). The control group received usual care without the wristband. The placebo group received usual nursing care plus a wristband at the non-P6 site. The treatment group received usual care plus a wristband at the P6 acupoint 30 minutes before anesthesia; the wristband was removed before leaving the recovery room. Data were collected at 3 periods: in the recovery room and at 6 and 24 hours after surgery. RESULTS: The nausea scores of the treatment group were significantly lower than the scores of the placebo or control groups in the recovery room (F = 6.229, P = .044). There were no significant differences in vomiting or retching among the groups. CONCLUSIONS: The P6 stimulation with wristband suppressed nausea right after thyroidectomy in the recovery room but did not suppress subsequent vomiting or retching. IMPLICATION FOR PRACTICE: The findings indicate that P6 acupressure has the short-term effect of relieving nausea but not vomiting and retching. Use of P6 wristband holds promise and suggests the need for further testing in a larger randomized clinical trial. Identifying other acupoints is recommended to achieve successful management of PONV.
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Authors | Jung-Hee Kwon, Yeonghee Shin, Hee-Soon Juon |
Journal | Cancer nursing
(Cancer Nurs)
2016 Jan-Feb
Vol. 39
Issue 1
Pg. 61-6
ISSN: 1538-9804 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 25730589
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Topics |
- Acupressure
(instrumentation, methods)
- Acupuncture Points
- Female
- Humans
- Korea
- Middle Aged
- Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
(prevention & control)
- Thyroidectomy
- Treatment Outcome
- Wrist
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