Analgesic effect of electroacupuncture in postthoracotomy pain: a prospective randomized trial.

Wong, Randolph H L; Lee, Tak Wai; Sihoe, Alan D L; Wan, Innes Y P; Ng, Calvin S H; Chan, Simon K C; Wong, William W L; Liang, Yuet Mei; Yim, Anthony P C

Wong, Randolph H L; Lee, Tak Wai; Sihoe, Alan D L; Wan, Innes Y P; Ng, Calvin S H; Chan, Simon K C; Wong, William W L; Liang, Yuet Mei; Yim, Anthony P C.

Affiliation

Wong RH; Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, SAR, China.

Ann Thorac Surg ; 81(6): 2031-6, 2006 Jun.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16731125

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Electroacupuncture; Pain, Postoperative/therapy; Thoracotomy; Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation; Acetaminophen/administration & dosage; Acetaminophen/therapeutic use; Administration, Oral; Aged; Analgesia, Patient-Controlled; Analgesics, Non-Narcotic/administration & dosage; Analgesics, Non-Narcotic/therapeutic use; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/surgery; Dextropropoxyphene/administration & dosage; Dextropropoxyphene/therapeutic use; Double-Blind Method; Equipment Design; Female; Humans; Lung Neoplasms/surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Morphine/administration & dosage; Morphine/therapeutic use; Narcotics/administration & dosage; Narcotics/therapeutic use; Pain Measurement; Pain, Postoperative/drug therapy; Pilot Projects; Placebos; Pneumonectomy/methods; Prospective Studies

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Database: MEDLINE Traditional Medicines: Medicinas_tradicionales_de_asia / Medicina_china Therapeutic Methods and Therapies TCIM: Terapias_energeticas Main subject: Pain, Postoperative / Thoracotomy / Electroacupuncture / Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation Type of study: Clinical_trials / Observational_studies Language: En Journal: Ann Thorac Surg Year: 2006 Type: Article Affiliation country: China

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