Electroacupuncture for the prevention of postoperative gastrointestinal dysfunction in patients undergoing vascular surgery under general anesthesia: Study protocol for a prospective practical randomized controlled trial

Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 512-519

  Liu, Meng Yue ^a   Wang, Cheng Wei ^a   Wu, Zhou Peng ^a   Li, Ning ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

electroacupuncture; gastrointestinal dysfunction; study protocol; vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL CIRCUMFERENCE; ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MUSCLE STIMULATOR; NERVE STIMULATOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE ILEUS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL PATIENT; VASCULAR SURGERY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84925230946     PISSN: 20954964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2095-4964(14)60049-2     Document Type: Article

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