Journal article
Acupuncture in Perioperative Analgesia: Evidence and Practice
Abstract
Recent meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials (RCT) on perioperative acupuncture (AC) suggest that AC might be a useful additional tool in treatment of postoperative pain (POP). In particular, AC was shown to reduce the intensity of POP and requirement of postoperative analgesics, thus leading to decreased rate of analgesia induced side effects and higher patients’ satisfaction with the treatment of POP.Despite solid background in …
Authors
Usichenko T
Journal
Innovations in Acupuncture and Medicine, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 195–195
Publisher
Medical Association of Pharmacopuncture Institute
Publication Date
8 2018
DOI
10.1016/j.jams.2018.08.064
ISSN
3059-4049