Analgesic acupuncture in ESWL (extracorporeal shock ware lithotripsy) at Clinical Research Center of Medical Hue College
- Author:
Le Dinh Khanh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Analgesic acupuncture
- MeSH:
Acupuncture;
Lithotripsy;
Urinary Calculi
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2003;458(8):66-68
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Evaluate effects of analgesic acupuncture in extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) in 60 patients (28 females, 32 males, median age: 41.9 years old) who had urinary stone treated at Clinical Research Center of Hue Medical College from 2001 November to 2002 January. Pain scale was evaluated by posture of ESWL, before and after ESWL. Results: there are significant differences between patients who were treated analgesic acupuncture and who were not. Analgesic acupuncture is effective pain relief method in ESWL. It has no side-effect, and is simple and safe method
