The efficacy of acupressure to prevent nausea and vomiting in post-operative patients

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 343-351

  Ming, Jin Lain ^a   Kuo, Benjamin Ing Tiau ^b   Lin, Jaung Geng ^c   Lin, Li Chan ^b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acupoint; Anxiety; Finger pressing; Nausea; Neiguan; Post operative; Shenmen; Vomiting; Wrist band

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPRESSURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036691178     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02295.x     Document Type: Article

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