Randomized sham-controlled trial of acupuncture for postoperative pain control after stapled haemorrhoidopexy

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Langenbach, M R ^a   Aydemir Dogruyol, K ^a   Issel, R ^b   Sauerland, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^b University of Witten/Herdecke ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Haemorrhoidopexy; Postoperative pain; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; DIPYRONE; LIDOCAINE; OXYCODONE; PIRITRAMIDE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANUS SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; NUMERICAL RATING SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; STAPLED HAEMORRHOIDOPEXY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ANALGESICS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; SURGICAL STAPLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864339431     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2012.02984.x     Document Type: Article

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