Acupressure at acupoint P6 for prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting: A randomised clinical trial

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 412-419

  Majholm, Birgitte ^a,b   Møller, Ann M ^a  

^a Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acupressure; Acupuncture points; Postoperative nausea and vomiting; Postoperative period; Randomised clinical trial

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BREAST SURGERY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND PARESTHESIA; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN REDNESS; SKIN SWELLING;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; AGED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 79959724240     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e32833f6f42     Document Type: Article

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