From pioneering to innovation: A comprehensive review of acupuncture anesthesia in cardiothoracic surgeries.
10.1016/j.joim.2025.07.012
- Author:
Xin-di WU
1
;
Xu-Qiang WEI
2
;
Tong-Yu CHEN
3
;
Wen-Xiong ZHOU
4
;
Ke WANG
5
,
6
;
Jia ZHOU
6
,
7
Author Information
1. Department of Clinical Research Institute of Acupuncture and Anesthetic, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, China; Department of Intensive Care Unit, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, China.
2. Department of Clinical Research Institute of Acupuncture and Anesthetic, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, China.
3. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, China.
4. Department of Intensive Care Unit, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, China.
5. Department of Clinical Research Institute of Acupuncture and Anesthetic, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, China; Office of National Clinical Research Base of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, China. Electronic address: wangke8430@
6. com.
7. Department of Clinical Research Institute of Acupuncture and Anesthetic, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, China; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, China. Electronic address: pdzhoujia@
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Acupuncture anesthesia;
Cardiothoracic surgery;
Clinical practice;
Historical review
- MeSH:
Humans;
Acupuncture Analgesia/methods*;
Acupuncture Therapy/methods*;
Cardiac Surgical Procedures;
Anesthesia/methods*;
Thoracic Surgical Procedures
- From:
Journal of Integrative Medicine
2025;23(6):623-629
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The evolution of acupuncture anesthesia (AA) has spanned six decades. Cardiothoracic surgery serves as a representative case study to illustrate this evolution. Reflecting on its historical development, the use of AA in cardiothoracic surgery has advanced from basic AA procedures in the 1960s to combined acupuncture and drug anesthesia techniques in the early 1980s. Since 2005, the innovative use of non-intubation AA combined anesthesia has been implemented extensively in cardiothoracic surgery. As the medical industry continues to evolve, the techniques applied in AA have expanded to encompass the entire perioperative period in cardiothoracic surgery, leading to the introduction of the concept of modern AA. The use of AA in cardiothoracic surgery exemplifies the ongoing advances and integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine. Moving forward, it is imperative to enhance the theoretical framework of AA through the execution of rigorous multicenter clinical trials, to further strengthen the body of evidence supporting evidence-based medicine, and to finally explore the underlying mechanisms of AA. Please cite this article as: Wu XD, Wei XQ, Chen TY, Zhou WX, Wang K, Zhou J. From pioneering to innovation: A comprehensive review of acupuncture anesthesia in cardiothoracic surgeries. J Integr Med. 2025; 23(6):623-629.
