[Analgesic effect of acupuncture at Neimadian(Extra) in postoperation of abdominal surgery]. 


Author: Ding LX, Xing QZ, Sun JJ, Li Y.

Affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, China. dingliuxin@163.com 
Conference/Journal: Zhongguo Zhen Jiu.
Date published: 2011 Aug
Other:
 Volume ID: 31   ,  Issue ID: 8   ,  Pages: 738-42   ,  Special Notes: [Article in Chinese]   ,  Word Count: 222  
    OBJECTIVE:

To observe the analgesia effectiveness and safety of electroacupuncture at Neimadian(Extra) for postoperation of abdominal surgery.



METHODS:

One hundred and twenty patients with routine abdominal surgery were randomly divided into an acupuncture group and a medication group, 60 cases in each group. The acupuncture group was treated with electroacupuncture at Neimadian(Extra), which was located on the inside of lower leg, 7 cun above the internal malleolus and 0.5 cun from post edge of tibial. The medication group was treated with patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA) with Sufentanil. After the treatment, the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), the security, the analgesic effect and beta-endorphin content were compared.



RESULTS:

The postoperative VAS score at 2, 4, 8, 16, 24 and 48 h in the acupuncture group was lower than those in the medication group (all P < 0.05). The analgesic effect at 2, 4, 16 and 24 h after surgery in the acupuncture group were superior to those in the medication group (P < 0.05, P < 0.01). The beta-endorphin content at 0, 8, 16 and 48 h after surgery in both groups were increased, and the acupuncture group was superior to the medication group (all P < 0.05). The security class after surgery in the acupuncture group was higher than that in the medication group (P < 0.05).



CONCLUSION:

The analgesic effect and safety of electroacupuncture at Neimadian(Extra) in postoperation of abdominal surgery are superior to those of the PCIA with Sufentanil.



PMID: 21894705