Acupuncture for acute postoperative pain relief in a patient with pregnancy-induced thrombocytopenia - A case report

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 83-85

  Oomman, Susmita ^a   Liu, David ^a   Cummings, Mike ^a  

^a BMAS ^*

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Caesarean section; Opioids; Postoperative pain relief; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; FENTANYL; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TRAMADOL;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VOMITING;

EID: 22144483789     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.23.2.83     Document Type: Article

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