OBJECTIVE: To compare the clinical efficacy of acupuncture with Neiguan (PC6)-to-Waiguan (TE5) and esmolol on hemodynamics during anesthesia induction and postoperative nausea and vomiting. METHODS: A total of 100 patients undergoing elective laparoscopic hernia repair or gynecological surgery under general anesthesia were randomly divided into an acupuncture group (50 cases, 3 cases were eliminated) and an esmolol group (50 cases, 2 cases were eliminated). In the acupuncture group, before anesthesia induction, patients were applied to acupuncture with Neiguan (PC6)-to-Waiguan (TE5), and the needles were retained for 15 min on the right side and 30 min on the left side. Patients in the esmolol group were intravenously injected with 20 mg esmolol hydrochloride injection 5 min before anesthesia induction. The systolic blood pressure (SBP) and heart rate (HR) of the two groups were recorded at 5 min after entering the operating room (T₀), before anesthesia induction (T₁), after anesthesia induction (T₂), before tracheal intubation (T₃) and 1 min after tracheal intubation (T₄). The visual analogue scale (VAS) scores of pain and the incidence of nausea and vomiting in the two groups were observed at the time of entering postanesthesia care unit (PACU) (T₅), leaving PACU (T₆), 6 h after operation (T₇) and 24 h after operation (T₈). The dosage of anesthesia-related drugs in the two groups was counted. RESULTS: The SBP and HR of the two groups at T₂, T₃ and T₄ were lower than those at T₁ (P<0.05). SBP and HR at T₃ in the acupuncture group were higher than those in the esmolol group (P<0.05). Compared with the esmolol group, in the acupuncture group, the VAS scores of pain at T₆ and T₇ were decreased (P<0.05), the incidence of nausea and vomiting at T₇ and T₈ and the nausea and vomiting visual analogue scale (NVAS) scores were decreased (P<0.05). Compared with the esmolol group, the dosage of propofol in the acupuncture group was decreased (P<0.05). CONCLUSION Acupuncture with Neiguan (PC6)-to-Waiguan (TE5) can relieve hemodynamic fluctuations during anesthesia induction, reduce postoperative pain and nausea and vomiting, and reduce the dosage of propofol. The curative effect is better than that of esmolol.
Humans ; Female ; Adult ; Middle Aged ; Acupuncture Points ; Male ; Hemodynamics ; Propanolamines/administration & dosage* ; Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting/drug therapy* ; Young Adult ; Heart Rate ; Aged ; Blood Pressure ; Acupuncture Therapy

OBJECTIVE: To observe the clinical efficacy of herb-spreading moxibustion as an adjuvant treatment for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) of spleen and stomach deficiency cold in gastric cancer. METHODS: Seventy-six patients with CINV of spleen and stomach deficiency cold in gastric cancer were randomly divided into an observation group (38 cases, 1 case was discontinued, 1 case dropped out) and a control group (38 cases, 1 case was discontinued). The patients in both groups were treated with cisplatin+tigio regimen chemotherapy, and were treated with basic anti-nausea drugs on the 1st to 3rd day of chemotherapy. The observation group was treated with herb-spreading moxibustion at Zhongwan (CV12) acupoint area (covering from Shangwan [CV13] to Shenque [CV8] of the conception vessel, and from both sides to the kidney meridian of foot-shaoyin). The herb was selected as Fuzi Lizhong decoction, once a day, about 50 min each time, with 3 consecutive days as one treatment course, with an interval of 1 day between each course, for a total of 3 treatment courses. The grading of nausea and vomiting degree in the two groups were recorded on the 1st, 3rd, 7th and 14th days of chemotherapy. Karnofsky performance status (KPS) score in the two groups was observed before treatment and on the 1st, 3rd, 7th and 14th days of chemotherapy. The TCM symptom grading and TCM syndrome score of the two groups before and after treatment were compared, and the clinical efficacy and safety of the two groups were evaluated. RESULTS: On the 7th and 14th days of chemotherapy, the grading of nausea degree in the observation group was lower than that in the control group (P<0.05). On the 3rd, 7th and 14th days of chemotherapy, the grading of vomiting degree in the observation group was lower than that in the control group (P<0.05, P<0.01). Compared before treatment, the KPS scores of the two groups on the 1st day of chemotherapy and the control group on the 7th day of chemotherapy were decreased (P<0.05, P<0.01), and the KPS scores of the observation group on the 7th day of chemotherapy and the two groups on the 14th day of chemotherapy were increased (P<0.01). On the 7th and 14th days of chemotherapy, the KPS scores of the observation group were higher than those of the control group (P<0.01). After treatment, the each item grading of TCM symptom in the two groups was better than that before treatment (P<0.01), except for loose stool, the each item grading of TCM symptom in the observation group was better than that in the control group (P<0.05, P<0.01). After treatment, the scores of TCM syndrome in the two groups were lower than those before treatment (P<0.01), and the score in the observation group was lower than that in the control group (P<0.01). The obvious effective rate of the observation group was 58.3% (21/36), which was higher than 24.3% (9/37) of the control group (P<0.01). No adverse events occurred in both groups. CONCLUSION Herb-spreading moxibustion as an adjuvant treatment for CINV of spleen and stomach deficiency cold in gastric cancer can effectively relieve nausea and vomiting, and improve the symptoms of TCM, and improve the quality of life of patients. The clinical efficacy is satisfactory and the safety is good.
Humans ; Moxibustion ; Male ; Female ; Middle Aged ; Stomach Neoplasms/drug therapy* ; Nausea/physiopathology* ; Vomiting/physiopathology* ; Aged ; Adult ; Acupuncture Points ; Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use* ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal/administration & dosage* ; Spleen/drug effects* ; Stomach/drug effects*

Child ; Humans ; Antiemetics/therapeutic use* ; China ; Quality of Life ; Vomiting/drug therapy*

To assist primary healthcare personnel in promptly and accurately identifying neonatal vomiting, providing precise diagnosis, standardized treatment, or timely referral for rescue, thereby reducing the occurrence of complications and ensuring the health of infants, the Subspecialty Group of Neonatology, Society of Pediatrics, Chinese Medical Association has organized experts to formulate this consensus based on the latest clinical research advancements and thorough discussions. This consensus addresses eight common clinical issues faced by primary healthcare personnel and forms 21 recommendations.
Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Vomiting/etiology* ; Primary Health Care ; Consensus ; Infant, Newborn, Diseases/diagnosis*

Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is common in patients receiving moderately or highly emetogenic chemotherapy and is caused by the activation of peripheral and central nervous system pathways, with the neurokinin-1 receptor playing a central role in delayed CINV. Neurokinin-1 receptor antagonists (NK1RAs) in combination with other antiemetic agents are recommended in international and Chinese guidelines for the prevention of acute and delayed CINV. Therefore, a summary of current data for NK1RAs would be of great clinical utility. This article summarizes the available clinical and real-world data on the use of NK1RAs in CINV prophylaxis, with a focus on evidence from China, where three NK1RAs, aprepitant, fosaprepitant and netupitant, are currently approved. NK1RAs have demonstrated efficacy and favorable safety in the prevention of acute and delayed CINV. Further research is required to determine the optimal use of these drugs and to identify strategies for CINV management in specific patient populations.
Humans ; Vomiting/prevention & control* ; Neurokinin-1 Receptor Antagonists/therapeutic use* ; Nausea/prevention & control* ; Antiemetics/therapeutic use* ; Antineoplastic Agents/adverse effects* ; Aprepitant/therapeutic use* ; Morpholines/therapeutic use*

Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) are common complications that mainly occur within 24 h after orthognathic surgery. The incidence of nausea and vomiting after orthognathic surgery remains high and is a difficult problem for patients and surgeons. These complications not only affect wound healing and increase the risk of postoperative bleeding. Vomit and blood may also cause nausea and vomiting, which results in a vicious cycle. Frequent nausea and vomiting are a painful experience and more serious than postoperative pain. They are one of the main reasons for postoperative infection, delayed discharge, and increased hospitalization costs and affect patient satisfaction. In this review, the author combined literature review and clinical experience and summarized and analyzed the causes of orthognathic nausea and vomiting and prevention and treatment strategies to improving the related clinical process.
Humans ; Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting/etiology* ; Orthognathic Surgical Procedures/adverse effects*

Objective: To investigate the clinical characteristics and related factors of corticosteroid induced adrenal crisis (AC) in children with primary nephrotic syndrome (NS). Methods: Case control study. The case group included 7 children aged 1 to 18 years with NS combined with AC hospitalized in Peking University First Hospital from January 2016 to May 2021 (AC group). According to the ratio of case group: control group 1: 4, 28 children aged 1 to 18 years who were diagnosed with NS without AC during the same period were matched as controls (non-AC group). Clinical data were collected. The clinical characteristics of AC were described. The clinical parameters were compared between the 2 groups by t test, Mann-Whitney U test or Fisher's test. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to analyze the cutoff values of clinical parameters for prediction of AC. Results: The AC group included 4 boys and 3 girls aged 6.9 (4.6, 10.8) years. The non-AC group included 20 boys and 8 girls aged 5.2 (3.3, 8.4) years. All AC events occurred during the relapse of NS with infection. Seven children had gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. Six children had poor mental state or impaired consciousness. No significant differences in NS course, corticosteroid treatment course, corticosteroid type, steroid dosage, steroid medication interval, the proportion of gastroenteritis and fever existed between the two groups (all P>0.05). Compared with the non-AC group, the duration from the onset of the relapse of NS until hospitalization in the AC group was significantly shorter (0.2 (0.1, 0.6) vs. 1.0 (0.4, 5.0) month,U=25.50, P=0.005). The 24 h urinary total protein (UTP) level was significantly higher in the AC group (193 (135, 429) vs. 81 (17, 200) mg/kg, U=27.00,P=0.036) than the non-AC group. The serum albumin level in the AC group was significantly lower((13.1±2.1) vs. (24.5±8.7) g/L,t=-6.22,P<0.001) than the non-AC group. There were significantly higher total white blood cell counts ((26±9)×10⁹ vs. (11±5)×10⁹/L,t=4.26,P=0.004), percentage of neutrophils (0.71±0.08 vs. 0.60±0.19,t=2.56,P=0.017) and the proportion of children with C reactive protein level≥8 mg/L (3/7 vs. 0,P=0.005) in the AC group than in the non-AC group. ROC curve analysis showed that the cutoff value of 24 h UTP was 122 mg/(kg·d) with a sensitivity of 100.0% and specificity of 70.4%. The cutoff value of serum albumin was 17.0 g/L with a sensitivity of 100.0% and specificity of 82.1%. Conclusions: Gastrointestinal symptoms and poor mental state were prominent manifestations of AC in children with NS. High 24 h UTP level, low serum albumin level, high peripheral white blood cell counts, high neutrophils percentage, and high C-reactive protein level during the early stage of NS relapse may be related to the occurrence of AC in children with NS.
Nephrotic Syndrome/drug therapy* ; Humans ; Child ; Adolescent ; Male ; Female ; Gastrointestinal Diseases/diagnosis* ; Adrenal Cortex Hormones/therapeutic use* ; Nausea/chemically induced* ; Vomiting/chemically induced* ; Abdominal Pain/chemically induced* ; Mental Processes/drug effects* ; China

Objective: To investigate the effect of sugammadex on postoperative nausea and vomiting(PONV) after intracranial aneurysm surgery. Methods: Data from intracranial aneurysms patients who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria and underwent interventional surgery in the Department of Neurosurgery, Peking University International Hospital from January 2020 to March 2021 were prospectively included. According to the random number table method, the patients were divided by 1∶1 into the neostigmine+atropine group (group N) and the sugammadex group (group S). Use an acceleration muscle relaxation monitor for muscle relaxation monitoring, and administer neostigmine+atropine and sugammadex to block residual muscle relaxation drugs after surgery. The incidence rates of PONV and severity, the appearance of anesthesia, and the correlation between PONV and postoperative complications were recorded in both groups during five periods after surgery: 0-0.5 hours (T1),>0.5-2.0 hours(T2),>2.0-6.0 hours (T3),>6.0-12.0 hours (T4) and >12.0-24.0 hours (T5). Group comparisons of quantitative data were performed by the independent sample t-test, and categorical data was performed by the χ² or rank sum test. Results: A total of 66 patients were included in the study, including 37 males and 29 female, aged (59.3±15.4) years (range: 18 to 77 years). The incidence rates of PONV of 33 patients in group S at different time periods of T1, T2, T3, T4, and T5 after surgery were respectively 27.3%(9/33),30.3%(10/33),12.1%(4/33),3.0%(1/33),0(0/33),and the incidence rates of PONV of 33 patients in the group N at different time periods of T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5 after surgery were respectively 36.4%(12/33),36.4%(12/33),33.3%(11/33),6.1%(2/33) and 0(0/33).The incidence of PONV was lower in the group S only in the T3 period after reversal than in the group N (χ²=4.227, P=0.040).However, there was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of PONV between the two groups of patients in other periods (all P>0.05). The recovery time for spontaneous breathing in patients in group S was (7.7±1.4) minutes, the extubation time was (12.4±5.3) minutes, and the safe exit time for anesthesia recovery was (12.3±3.4) minutes; the N groups were (13.9±2.0) minutes, (18.2±6.0) minutes, and (18.6±5.2) minutes, respectively; three time periods in group S were shorter than those in group N, and the differences were statistically significant (all P<0.05). The results regarding the occurrence of complications in patients with different levels of PONV at different time intervals after surgery in the two groups were as follows: in the T3 time period of group N, a significant difference was observed only in the occurrence of postoperative complications among patients with different levels of PONV (χ²=24.786, P<0.01). However, in the T4 time period, significant differences were found in the occurrence of postoperative complications among both the same level and different level PONV patients (χ²=15.435, 15.435, both P<0.01). Significant differences were also observed in the occurrence of postoperative complications among the same level and different level PONV patients in both the T3 and T4 time periods of group S (all P<0.01). Conclusion: Sugammadex can be used to reverse muscle relaxation in patients undergoing intracranial aneurysm intervention surgery,and it does not have a significant impact on the incidence of PONV, it can also optimize the quality of anesthesia recovery and reduce the incidence of complications after intracranial aneurysm embolization surgery.
Male ; Humans ; Female ; Sugammadex ; Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting/chemically induced* ; Neostigmine/adverse effects* ; Intracranial Aneurysm/surgery* ; gamma-Cyclodextrins/adverse effects* ; Atropine

BACKGROUND: Treatment duration of wrist-ankle acupuncture (WAA) is uncertain for post-thyroidectomy pain relief. OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the effect of different WAA treatment duration on post-operative pain relief and other discomforts associated with thyroidectomy. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS AND INTERVENTION: This randomized controlled trial was conducted at a single research site in Guangzhou, China. A total of 132 patients receiving thyroidectomy were randomly divided into the control group (sham WAA, 30 min) and three intervention groups (group 1: WAA, 30 min; group 2: WAA, 45 min; group 3: WAA, 60 min), with group allocation ratio of 1:1:1:1. Acupuncture was administered within 1 hour of leaving the operating room. OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Primary outcome was patients' pain at the surgical site assessed by visual analogue scale (VAS) at the moment after acupuncture treatment (post-intervention). Secondary outcomes included the patients' pain VAS scores at 6, 12, 24, 48 and 72 h after the thyroidectomy, the 40-item Quality of Recovery (QoR-40) score, the grade of post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV), and the use of additional analgesic therapy. RESULTS: The adjusted mean difference (AMD) in VAS scores from baseline to post-intervention in group 1 was -0.89 (95% confidence interval [CI], -1.02 to -0.76). The decrease in VAS score at post-intervention was statistically significant in group 1 compared to the control group (AMD, -0.43; 95% CI, -0.58 to -0.28; P < 0.001), and in groups 2 and 3 compared to group 1 (group 2 vs group 1: AMD, -0.65; 95% CI, -0.81 to -0.48; P < 0.001; group 3 vs group 1: AMD, -0.66; 95% CI, -0.86 to -0.47; P < 0.001). The VAS scores in the four groups converged beyond 24 h after the operation. Fewer patients in group 2 and group 3 experienced PONV in the first 24 h after operation. No statistical differences were measured in QoR-40 score and the number of patients with additional analgesic therapy. CONCLUSION Compared with the 30 min intervention, WAA treatment with longer needle retention time (45 or 60 min) had an advantage in pain relief within 6 h after surgery. WAA's analgesic effect lasted for 6-12 h post-operatively. Please cite this article as: Han XR, Yue W, Chen HC, He W, Luo JH, Chen SX, Liu N, Yang M. Treatment duration of wrist-ankle acupuncture for relieving post-thyroidectomy pain: A randomized controlled trial. J Integr Med. 2023; 21(2): 168-175.
Male ; Humans ; Ankle ; Wrist ; Duration of Therapy ; Thyroidectomy ; Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting/drug therapy* ; Acupuncture Therapy ; Analgesics/therapeutic use* ; Pain/drug therapy*

OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative electroacupuncture (EA) intervention on postoperative urination function in patients with mixed hemorrhoid surgery. METHODS: A total of 240 patients with mixed hemorrhoid surgery under lumbar anesthesia were randomly divided into an EA preconditioning group (group A, 60 cases, 9 cases dropped off), an intraoperative EA group (group B, 60 cases, 4 cases dropped off), a postoperative EA group (group C, 60 cases, 6 cases dropped off), and a non-acupuncture group (group D, 60 cases, 3 cases dropped off). In the groups A, B and C, EA was exerted at Zhongliao (BL 33) and Huiyang (BL 35) , with disperse-dense wave, 4 Hz/20 Hz in frequency, and lasting 30 min, at 30 min before lumbar anesthesia, immediately after lumbar anesthesia and 6 h after surgery, respectively. No EA intervention was performed in the group D. The postoperative urination smoothness score in each group was observed 24 h after surgery. The first urination time, first urination volume, urine residual volume after first urination were recorded, and incidence of indwelling catheterization, postoperative visual analogue scale (VAS) score, number of remedial analgesia, and the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting were observed in each group. RESULTS: In the groups A, B and C, the postoperative urination smoothness scores were superior to the group D (P<0.05), and the time of first urination was earlier than the group D (P<0.05). In the group C, the time of first urination was earlier than the group A and the group B (P<0.05), the first urination volume was higher than the group D (P<0.05), and the urine residual volume after first urination was lower than the group D (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the incidence of indwelling catheterization and postoperative nausea and vomiting among the 4 groups (P>0.05). The VAS scores of the group A, B and C were lower than that in the group D (P<0.05), and the number of remedial analgesia cases was lower than that in the group D (P<0.05). CONCLUSION EA intervention could promote the recovery of urination function and relieve postoperative pain in patients with mixed hemorrhoids surgery. Early postoperative EA intervention is more conducive to the recovery of urination function.
Humans ; Electroacupuncture ; Hemorrhoids/surgery* ; Urination ; Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting ; Acupuncture Points