Bijia Song1,2, Man Luo2, Junchao Zhu3. 1. Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. 2. Department of Anesthesiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, People's Republic of China. 3. Department of Anesthesiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, People's Republic of China. zhujunchao1@hotmail.com.
Abstract
PURPOSE: General anesthesia may affect the quality of postoperative sleep, especially after surgery on elderly patients. The decline of postoperative sleep quality may produce harmful effects on the postoperative recovery of patients. In this review, we summarized the efficacy and potential mechanism of acupuncture on postoperative sleep quality. METHODS: We review the effect of general anesthesia on circadian sleep rhythm. In addition, to provide evidence about the impairment of decreased postoperative sleep quality, we also emphasize the mechanism of acupuncture alleviates factors that affect sleep quality after general anesthesia. RESULTS: The application of acupuncture technology has been helpful to improve sleep quality and alleviate postoperative complications affecting postoperative sleep quality after general anesthesia. CONCLUSION: Acupuncture at different acupoints could effectively improve body's neurotransmitter levels and regulate biological clock genes through various mechanisms, and then improve postoperative sleep quality. Large-scale multi-center trials are needed to verify these findings.
PURPOSE: General anesthesia may affect the quality of postoperative sleep, especially after surgery on elderly patients. The decline of postoperative sleep quality may produce harmful effects on the postoperative recovery of patients. In this review, we summarized the efficacy and potential mechanism of acupuncture on postoperative sleep quality. METHODS: We review the effect of general anesthesia on circadian sleep rhythm. In addition, to provide evidence about the impairment of decreased postoperative sleep quality, we also emphasize the mechanism of acupuncture alleviates factors that affect sleep quality after general anesthesia. RESULTS: The application of acupuncture technology has been helpful to improve sleep quality and alleviate postoperative complications affecting postoperative sleep quality after general anesthesia. CONCLUSION: Acupuncture at different acupoints could effectively improve body's neurotransmitter levels and regulate biological clock genes through various mechanisms, and then improve postoperative sleep quality. Large-scale multi-center trials are needed to verify these findings.
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Keywords:
Acupoints; Acupuncture; General anesthesia; Postoperative sleep quality
Authors: Nisha M Fernandes; Lynne E Nield; Najla Popel; Warren J Cantor; Sylvain Plante; Lorne Goldman; Manu Prabhakar; Cedric Manlhiot; Brian W McCrindle; Steven E S Miner Journal: Can J Cardiol Date: 2013-10-16 Impact factor: 5.223