Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing  2010;40(3):423-432

doi:10.4040/jkan.2010.40.3.423

Effects of Nei-Guan Acupressure on Nausea, Vomiting and Level of Satisfaction for Gynecological Surgery Patients Who Are Using a Patient-Controlled Analgesia.

Nam Cho KIM 1 ; Je Bog YOO ; Myung Sook CHO ; Eun Ju SHIN ; Tae Soo HAHM

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Keywords

Acupressure; TENS; Nausea and vomiting; Satisfaction

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

PURPOSE: This study was done to examine effects of Nei-Guan acupressure on nausea, vomiting and level of satisfaction for gynecological surgery patients who were using a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA). METHODS: For this study, 51 patients were assigned to one of three groups, a control group (17 patients), experimental group 1 (finger acupressure group) (17 patients), and experimental group 2 (relief band group) (17 patients). The data were collected for 24 hr in the recovery room of a university hospital located in Seoul. The 6 hr-intervals including the time of leaving the recovery room were taken into consideration. RESULTS: The occurrence of nausea between the experimental group with Nei-Guan acupressure treatment and the control group was different. However, there was no difference in nausea and vomiting control or level of patient satisfaction between the finger acupressure group and the relief band group. CONCLUSION: Nei-Guan acupressure is recommended for nursing practice as a way for alleviating the opioid-induced nausea and accelerating the recovery of patients who are using PCA after surgery.