Perioperative acupuncture modulation: more than anaesthesia.
Br J Anaesth
; 115(2): 183-93, 2015 Aug.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26170347
ABSTRACT
Accumulated evidences from clinical trials and updated reviews suggest that the role of acupuncture in perioperative medicine extends beyond the classical scope of anaesthesia and has been underestimated. Perioperative acupuncture reduces not only the consumption of anaesthetics and analgesics, but also anaesthesia-related complications, and protects organs in the perioperative period. These beneficial effects make acupuncture a promising approach in perioperative management, especially with respect to enhanced surgery recovery and specific surgical populations, such as elderly patients and 'triple-low' patients. Furthermore, efforts have been made to optimize the clinical application of perioperative acupuncture.
Key words
Full text:
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Database:
MEDLINE
Traditional Medicines:
Medicinas_tradicionales_de_asia
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Medicina_china
Therapeutic Methods and Therapies TCIM:
Terapias_manuales
Main subject:
Acupuncture Therapy
/
Perioperative Care
Language:
En
Journal:
Br J Anaesth
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China