Intraoperative Electroacupuncture Reduces Postoperative Pain, Analgesic Requirement and Prevents Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Gynaecological Surgery: A Randomised Controlled Trial

BACKGROUND: Electroacupuncture (EA) is believed to modulate the pain pathway via the release of endogenous opioid substances and stimulation of descending pain inhibitory pathways. In this study, the use of intraoperative 2 Hertz EA stimulation is investigated to determine any opioid-sparing effect...

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Autores principales: Praveena Seevaunnamtum, S, Bhojwani, Kavita, Abdullah, Nik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Kowsar 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5560591/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28975075
http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/aapm.40106

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