title: Minilaparotomy under acupuncture analgesia.
abstract: Minilaparotomy was performed using acupuncture analgesia on 78 female patients seeking voluntary sterilization to determine whether this could be used as a substitute for standard analgesic sedation. In 48 women (62%) no intravenous drug medication was required, and sterilization was successfully performed using only the local anaesthetic and acupuncture electrostimulation. These patients could be discharged within one hour of operation. For a developing country with a shortage of trained anaesthetists, acupuncture analgesia could prove to be a simple, safe and economical method, especially in a rural setting.
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000191:economics; D000328:Adult; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D000698:Analgesia / Q000191:economics; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013188:Sri Lanka; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal