The effects of P6 electrical acustimulation on postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients after infratentorial craniotomy

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 312-316

  Xu, Ming ^a   Zhou, Shou Jing ^a   Jiang, Cheng Chuan ^a   Wu, Yi ^a   Shi, Wei Ling ^a   Gu, Hua Hua ^a   Cai, Hua Di ^a   Wang, Xiao Qiang ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

infratentorial craniotomy; P6 meridian point; postoperative nausea and vomiting; transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation

Indexed keywords

CISATRACURIUM; DEXAMETHASONE; FENTANYL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; ONDANSETRON; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; ROCURONIUM; SEVOFLURANE; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOM; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL ACUPOINT STIMULATION; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ADULT; ANTIEMETICS; CRANIOTOMY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84866426801     PISSN: 08984921     EISSN: 15371921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANA.0b013e31825eb5ef     Document Type: Article

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