Effects of acupuncture on post-cesarean section pain

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 1743-1748

  Wu, Hung Chien ^a   Liu, Yu Chi ^b   Ou, Keng Liang ^c   Chang, Yung Hsien ^d   Hsieh, Ching Liang ^d   Tsai, Angela Hsin Chieh ^e   Tsai, Hong Te ^f   Chiu, Tsan Hung ^d   Hung, Chih Jen ^g   Lee, Chien Chung ^h   Lin, Jaung Geng ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e Meridian Medical Centre   (Australia)

^f CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^h Mei Tsung Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Cesarean section childbirth; Electro acupuncture; Pain

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ADULT; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; ANALGESICS; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORPHINE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 70349558042     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2009.15.005     Document Type: Article

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