• Seungwon Kwon, Chul Jin, Aram Jeong, and Seung-Bo Yang.
• Department of Cardiology and Neurology, Kyung Hee University, Seoul.
• Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Jan 29; 100 (4): e24502e24502.

BackgroundThis systematic review protocol aims to provide evidence of the efficacy and safety of acupuncture on postoperative recovery and extubation time.MethodsThe following 11 electronic databases will be searched from inception: The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, MEDLINE, EMBASE, AMED, CINAHL, 1 Chinese database (CNKI), and 5 Korean databases (OASIS, DBpia, RISS, KISS, NDSL). Only randomized controlled trials of acupuncture treatment for postoperative recovery after surgery will be included for review. The selection of the studies, data extraction, and management will be performed independently by 3 researchers. Methodological quality, including the risk of bias, will be assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias assessment tool.Results And ConclusionsOur systematic review will provide evidence of the efficacy of acupuncture on postoperative recovery and extubation time. This evidence will provide useful information to practitioners and patients in the field of surgery and complementary medicine.Prospero Registration Number2020 CRD42020168411.Copyright © 2021 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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