Effects of the Nei-Guan Acupressure by Wrist Band on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting after Middle Ear Surgery.
10.4040/jkan.2008.38.4.503
- Author:
Myung Yun LEE
1
;
Hye Sook MIN
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Dong-A University Medical Center, Busan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article ; English Abstract ; Controlled Clinical Trial
- Keywords:
Acupressure;
Operation;
Nausea and vomiting
- MeSH:
Acupressure/*instrumentation;
Acupuncture Points;
Adult;
Data Interpretation, Statistical;
Ear Auricle/*surgery;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Postoperative Care/instrumentation;
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting/*therapy
- From:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2008;38(4):503-512
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was to identify the effects of Nei-Guan accupressure using a wrist band on postoperative nausea and vomiting after middle ear surgery. METHODS: The study design was a nonequivalent control group non-synchronized posttest design. Forty patients were assigned into two groups of 20 patients, the wrist band group and the control group. In the wristband group, acupressure was applied with a wrist band on the P6 point at both wrists from 30 min before to 24 hr after anesthesia. RESULTS: The 1st hypothesis 'Applied wrist band groups will have a greater reduction in the nausea & vomiting grades by INVR than the control group' was accepted (t=2.303, p=.028). The 2nd hypothesis 'The Applied wrist band groups will have a greater reduction in the occurrence of nausea & vomiting than the control group' was partly accepted. The 3rd hypothesis 'The applied wrist band group will have a greater reduction in injection of antiemetics for 24 hr. post anesthesia than the control group' was rejected. CONCLUSION: Acupressure on the P6 point using a wrist band is effective to alleviate nausea for middle ear surgery patients.
