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An integrated approach with homeopathic medicine and electro-acupuncture in anaesthesiology during breast cancer surgery: Case reports

This study investigates the effect of a combination of homeopathic medicine and electro-acupuncture in two patients with breast cancer and severe liver disease who could not receive standard anaesthesia therapy due to liver problems. Specifically, measurable and quantifiable parameters were used to...

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Autores principales: Bosco, F, Cidin, S, Maceri, F, Ghilli, M, Roncella, M, De Simone, L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Pharmacopuncture Institute (KPI) 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6054085/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30151314
http://dx.doi.org/10.3831/KPI.2018.21.016
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author Bosco, F
Cidin, S
Maceri, F
Ghilli, M
Roncella, M
De Simone, L
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description This study investigates the effect of a combination of homeopathic medicine and electro-acupuncture in two patients with breast cancer and severe liver disease who could not receive standard anaesthesia therapy due to liver problems. Specifically, measurable and quantifiable parameters were used to evaluate whether an integrated approach—consisting of electro-acupuncture and a homeopathic medicine diluted above Avogadro’s limit (that is, above a potency of 12CH) during the pre-surgical, surgical and post-surgical phases--can improve general well-being of a patient undergoing breast cancer surgery. In breast cancer surgery, we employed an integrated approach consisting of induction with hypnotics and muscle relaxants, followed by maintenance with anaesthetic gas, combined with a homeopathic treatment (Arnica montana 15CH and Apis mellifica 15CH) before and after surgery and an electro-acupuncture treatment performed in the pre- and post-surgical phases without any analgesic/pain relieving medications. Both of the patients treated with the integrated approach improved their overall condition without need for other common pain relieving medicines. Additionally, thanks to their rapid awakening, the patients were not relocated to a protected area and the hospitalization was shorter. A multidisciplinary approach incorporating homeopathic medicine and electro-acupuncture can be a solution for patients who need or ask about a different and/or safer alternative to the standard treatment. This approach can offer a safe, much less expensive, non-invasive and viable alternative for such cases. Moreover it can be useful for an opioids free anesthesia.
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spelling pubmed-60540852018-08-27 An integrated approach with homeopathic medicine and electro-acupuncture in anaesthesiology during breast cancer surgery: Case reports Bosco, F Cidin, S Maceri, F Ghilli, M Roncella, M De Simone, L J Pharmacopuncture Case Report This study investigates the effect of a combination of homeopathic medicine and electro-acupuncture in two patients with breast cancer and severe liver disease who could not receive standard anaesthesia therapy due to liver problems. Specifically, measurable and quantifiable parameters were used to evaluate whether an integrated approach—consisting of electro-acupuncture and a homeopathic medicine diluted above Avogadro’s limit (that is, above a potency of 12CH) during the pre-surgical, surgical and post-surgical phases--can improve general well-being of a patient undergoing breast cancer surgery. In breast cancer surgery, we employed an integrated approach consisting of induction with hypnotics and muscle relaxants, followed by maintenance with anaesthetic gas, combined with a homeopathic treatment (Arnica montana 15CH and Apis mellifica 15CH) before and after surgery and an electro-acupuncture treatment performed in the pre- and post-surgical phases without any analgesic/pain relieving medications. Both of the patients treated with the integrated approach improved their overall condition without need for other common pain relieving medicines. Additionally, thanks to their rapid awakening, the patients were not relocated to a protected area and the hospitalization was shorter. A multidisciplinary approach incorporating homeopathic medicine and electro-acupuncture can be a solution for patients who need or ask about a different and/or safer alternative to the standard treatment. This approach can offer a safe, much less expensive, non-invasive and viable alternative for such cases. Moreover it can be useful for an opioids free anesthesia. The Korean Pharmacopuncture Institute (KPI) 2018-06 2018-06-30 /pmc/articles/PMC6054085/ /pubmed/30151314 http://dx.doi.org/10.3831/KPI.2018.21.016 Text en © 2018 Korean Pharmacopuncture Institute This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Ghilli, M
Roncella, M
De Simone, L
An integrated approach with homeopathic medicine and electro-acupuncture in anaesthesiology during breast cancer surgery: Case reports
title An integrated approach with homeopathic medicine and electro-acupuncture in anaesthesiology during breast cancer surgery: Case reports
title_full An integrated approach with homeopathic medicine and electro-acupuncture in anaesthesiology during breast cancer surgery: Case reports
title_fullStr An integrated approach with homeopathic medicine and electro-acupuncture in anaesthesiology during breast cancer surgery: Case reports
title_full_unstemmed An integrated approach with homeopathic medicine and electro-acupuncture in anaesthesiology during breast cancer surgery: Case reports
title_short An integrated approach with homeopathic medicine and electro-acupuncture in anaesthesiology during breast cancer surgery: Case reports
title_sort integrated approach with homeopathic medicine and electro-acupuncture in anaesthesiology during breast cancer surgery: case reports
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6054085/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30151314
http://dx.doi.org/10.3831/KPI.2018.21.016
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