Mohammad Ali Sahmeddini1, Afsoon Fazelzadeh. 1. Department of Anaesthesiology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Faghihi Hospital, Shiraz, Iran. alireza.mehdizadeh@gmail.com
Abstract
PURPOSE: To find the efficacy of auricular acupuncture for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomitingafter cholecystectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred (100) female patients undergoingtransabdominal cholecystectomy were randomly allocated to two groups of 50 (auricular acupuncture treatment group and nontreatment group) in order to test the effectiveness of auricular acupuncture. Statistical significance (p < 0.05) was determined using an unpaired t-test for age, weight, height, and duration of anesthesia; a chi-square test was used to analyze the incidence of vomiting. RESULTS: There was no significant difference in age, weight, height, or duration of anesthesia among the two groups of patients. There was a significant difference between the control and auricular acupuncture treatment groups in the incidence of vomiting 24 hours after surgery (66% and 0%, respectively, p < 0.01). No noteworthy side effects from treatment were observed. CONCLUSION:Auricular acupuncture is effective in reducing vomiting following transabdominal cholecystectomy in female patients.
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PURPOSE: To find the efficacy of auricular acupuncture for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting after cholecystectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred (100) female patients undergoing transabdominal cholecystectomy were randomly allocated to two groups of 50 (auricular acupuncture treatment group and nontreatment group) in order to test the effectiveness of auricular acupuncture. Statistical significance (p < 0.05) was determined using an unpaired t-test for age, weight, height, and duration of anesthesia; a chi-square test was used to analyze the incidence of vomiting. RESULTS: There was no significant difference in age, weight, height, or duration of anesthesia among the two groups of patients. There was a significant difference between the control and auricular acupuncture treatment groups in the incidence of vomiting 24 hours after surgery (66% and 0%, respectively, p < 0.01). No noteworthy side effects from treatment were observed. CONCLUSION:Auricular acupuncture is effective in reducing vomiting following transabdominal cholecystectomy in female patients.
Authors: Luiz Eduardo Miranda; Luiz de França Maia E Silva Filho; Ana Carolina Brainer de Siqueira; Ana Clara Miranda; Bianca Rodrigues Castelo Branco Rocha; Ian Victor Paiva de Lima; Victor Soares Gomes da Silva; Diego Laurentino de Lima; Holmes Naspollini Journal: Braz J Anesthesiol Date: 2020-07-30