title: Comparison study between acupuncture and pentazocine analgesic and respiratory post-operative effects.
abstract: The authors studied the effects of acupuncture and pentazocine on post-operative respiratory function and pain management on patients hysterectomized by means of a subumbilical midline incision. The acupunctural technique consisted of GB-26, St-36, Sp-6 and auricular Shen-Men bilateral electrostimulation for 40 minutes. The analgesic effect of acupuncture was equivalent to that of 30 mg pentazocine, yet the most important effect of acupuncture consisted in a net increase of vital capacity during the period of acupuncture analgesia that lasted for 3-4 hr after stimulation; contrariwise, pentazocine did not cause any vital capacity increment and vital capacity remained at the levels observed prior to narcotic administration.
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D000698:Analgesia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D010423:Pentazocine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012119:Respiration / Q000187:drug effects; D014797:Vital Capacity / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D010423:Pentazocine