Acupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Perioperative acupuncture and postoperative acupressure can prevent postoperative vomiting following paediatric tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.
To investigate the effectiveness of acupuncture and acupressure as supplements to standard treatment for postoperative vomiting in children undergoing tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy. ⋯ This trial indicates the effectiveness of acustimulation as an adjunct to standard treatment. The results should encourage and promote the implementation of acustimulation for postoperative vomiting in children undergoing adenoidectomy or tonsillectomy.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Randomised, controlled study of preoperative electroacupuncture for postoperative pain control after cardiac surgery.
This study aims to evaluate the effects of preoperative electroacupuncture (EA) on the need for opioids in the postoperative stage of conventional cardiac surgery. ⋯ Preoperative electro-acupuncture in conventional cardiac surgery may reduce the postoperative consumption of fentanyl.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Does needling sensation (de qi) affect treatment outcome in pain? Analysis of data from a larger single-blind, randomised controlled trial.
Insertion of an acupuncture needle into an acupuncture point typically generates a range of sensations called 'de qi'. Most acupuncturists are taught that obtaining de qi is important when treating patients with pain but this can be quite uncomfortable for patients. ⋯ These data suggest that the presence and intensity of de qi has no effect on the pain relief obtained for patients with OA. This result may have implications for both acupuncture treatment and for future trial methodology.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effects of electroacupuncture on local anaesthesia for inguinal hernia repair: a randomised placebo-controlled trial.
To assess the effect of electroacupuncture (EA), akin to percutaneous electroneurostimulation, on pain and biochemical measures during and after inguinal hernia repair. ⋯ The sample size was too small to draw any conclusions about the effect of EA on pain and other parameters following inguinal hernia surgery, but our observations suggest that future studies in this area are justified.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Implementation of acupuncture and acupressure under surgical procedures in children: a pilot study.
To test the feasibility of research on acupuncture and acupressure for children undergoing tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy. ⋯ The results encouraged performance of the main study according to the research protocol.