Abstract | OBJECTIVE: METHODS: A randomised controlled trial was conducted. Sixty patients were recruited from 141-bed general surgery ward at a 3000-bed medical centre in Northern Taiwan. Participants were randomly assigned to either a control group receiving regular postoperative care or to the experimental group receiving additional acupressure at acupoints of Neiquan (P6) and Zusanli (ST36) for 3 consecutive days. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS:
Acupressure is a simple, noninvasive, safe, and economical procedure for improving the comfort of patients who undergo surgery for gastric cancer. Acupressure at the P6 and ST36 acupoints can improve postoperative comfort by alleviating pain and decreasing the time until first flatus. However, additional research is necessary to elucidate how acupressure can improve postoperative outcomes.
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Authors | Wan-Ting Hsiung, Yi-Chuan Chang, Mei-Ling Yeh, Yung-Hsien Chang |
Journal | Complementary therapies in medicine
(Complement Ther Med)
Vol. 23
Issue 3
Pg. 339-46
(Jun 2015)
ISSN: 1873-6963 [Electronic] Scotland |
PMID | 26051568
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- Acupressure
- Acupuncture Points
- Aged
- Female
- Gastrectomy
(adverse effects)
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pain, Postoperative
(epidemiology, therapy)
- Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
(epidemiology, therapy)
- Stomach Neoplasms
(epidemiology, surgery)
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