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INTRODUCTION: Tonsillectomy is one of the most common pediatric surgeries in the world and pain control following tonsillectomy is very important. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of acupressure on the amount of pain following tonsillectomy in children. METHOD: One hundred and forty-four children aged 5-12 years old were assigned into one of three groups: interventions, control and placebo. In the intervention group, acupressure was applied at three acupoints and in the placebo group, sham acupressure was applied. In the control group routine care only was applied. RESULTS: There was a significant difference between an average of changes in pain score before and after the intervention during the 3 time periods after the tonsillectomy operation in the acupressure group (p = 0.002). CONCLUSION: The results showed that acupressure had a positive effect on pain reduction after tonsillectomy in children in the intervention group.
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INTRODUCTION: Tonsillectomy is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures among children around the world and management of post tonsillectomy complications are very important. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of acupuncture on the amount of pain, nausea and vomiting after tonsillectomy in children. METHODS: In this study, two researchers searched individually for qualified articles on the effects of acupuncture on post-tonsillectomy pain, nausea and vomiting using PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, Google scholar and Ovid databases by September 2018. RESULTS: After critically appraising the searched studies, 12 studies were selected and entered into a systematic review. Among the studies, various acupuncture methods were used. CONCLUSION: This systematic review shows that acupuncture as a complementary method can prevent and reduce the severity of complications surrounding tonsillectomy.
