title: Electroacupuncture in anaesthesia for hysterectomy.
abstract: We have studied the effects of electroacupuncture at classical acupuncture points, applied before and during surgery in patients undergoing hysterectomy, on postoperative pain and metabolic stress responses in a prospective, randomized and patient-blinded manner. Fifty otherwise healthy women were allocated randomly to receive or not receive electroacupuncture. Electroacupuncture was begun 20 min before skin incision and continued to the end of surgery. All patients received similar general anaesthesia and all received patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) after operation. Postoperative pain in the two groups was evaluated by recording analgesic requirements by PCA and by pain-rating performed by patients and nursing staff. There were no significant differences between the two groups in postoperative analgesic requirements, pain-rating or metabolic stress responses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Randers Centralsygehus, Denmark.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Christensen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rotne
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vedelsdal
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jacobsen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Husted
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016058:Analgesia, Patient-Controlled; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008614:Meperidine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D008614:Meperidine