Randomised, controlled study of preoperative eletroacupuncture for postoperative pain control after cardiac surgery

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-20

  Coura, Luiz Eduardo Faria ^a   Manoel, Cláudia Hideco Uratsuka ^b   Poffo, Robinson ^a   Bedin, Antonio ^a   Westphal, Glauco Adrieno ^a  

^a Centro Hospitalar Unimed Joinville   (Brazil)

^b Centro de Estudos de Acupuntura do Parana   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79954459286     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.2010.003251     Document Type: Article

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