Effect of intraoperative electroacupuncture on postoperative pain, analgesic requirements, nausea and sedation: A randomised controlled trial

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-12

  El Rakshy, Mohanned ^a   Clark, Sue C ^a   Thompson, James ^a   Thant, Moe ^a  

^a SCUNTHORPE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING;

EID: 70349085212     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.2008.000075     Document Type: Article

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