Auricular acupuncture for pain relief after ambulatory knee arthroscopy - A pilot study

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 185-189

  Usichenko, Taras I ^a   Hermsen, Maria ^a   Witstruck, Torsten ^a   Hofer, Andre ^a   Pavlovic, Dragan ^a   Lehmann, Christian ^a   Feyerherd, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ambulatory surgery; Auricular acupuncture; Post operative pain

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; TRAMADOL;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOVERY ROOM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 25844435294     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/neh097     Document Type: Article

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