Influence of acupuncture on the postoperative complications following ketamine anesthesia. The importance of manual stimulation of point R and shen menn.
The Authors have investigated the antihallucinogenic and sedative effects of auricular points R and shen menn during surgery under ketamine anesthesia. The results demonstrate that the insertion of the needle in point R is very efficient in reducing hallucinations of ketamine emergence, while the insertion of needle in auricular point shen menn causes only a brief period of sedation in the beginning of the emergence period. The acupunctural technique employed by the Authors has been shown to increase considerably approbation of ketamine anesthesia.
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007649:Ketamine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male
D007649:Ketamine