A randomized controlled clinical trial of acupuncture to prevent nausea and vomitingafter breast surgery
10.3969/j.issn.1006-5725.2015.23.046
- VernacularTitle:针刺对乳腺手术后恶心呕吐预防作用的随机对照研究
- Author:
Bimei HE
;
Yanping YANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Postoperative nauseaand vomiting;
Acupuncture therapy;
Breast surgery;
Randomized controlled clinical trial
- From:
The Journal of Practical Medicine
2015;31(23):3950-3952
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate whether acupuncture can prevent postoperative nauseaand vomiting (PONV)in patients received breast surgery. Methods Two hundred and forty patients were randomly divided into the acupuncture group and the control group. Patients in the acupuncture group were treated at bilateral Hegu (L4) and Neiguan (P6) after surgery. Patients in the control group received no any interventions. The occurrence of postoperative nausea and vomiting, the number of complete remission and the remedial treatment were record ed. Results The incidences of nausea and vomiting in the acupuncture group were lower than those in the control group from 2 h to 6 h post-operation, with less need of remedy treatment (P < 0.05, respectively). Conclusion Acupuncture in preventing nausea and vomiting after breast surgery owns a certain value in the early postoperative (6 h) stage, with effectively reducing the occurrence of postoperative nausea and vomiting.
