The efficacy of acupuncture in post-operative pain management: A systematic review and meta-analysis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2016, Pages

  Wu, Ming Shun ^a,b   Chen, Kee Hsin ^a,c   Chen, I Fan ^d   Huang, Shihping Kevin ^d   Tzeng, Pei Chuan ^a   Yeh, Mei Ling ^e   Lee, Fei Peng ^b,f   Lin, Jaung Geng ^g   Chen, Chiehfeng ^a,b,c,h  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^f TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^h TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; HUMANS; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84962488916     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150367     Document Type: Article

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