title: Acupressure and prevention of nausea and vomiting during and after spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section.
abstract: The efficacy of acupressure at the P6 point in the prevention of nausea and vomiting during and after Caesarean section was studied. A double-blind, randomized controlled study of acupressure vs placebo was designed. Ninety-four patients scheduled for Caesarean section were included. The anaesthetic technique and postoperative analgesia were standardized. The use of acupressure reduced the incidence of nausea or vomiting from 53% to 23% compared with placebo (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.34-0.25; P = 0.002) during the operation and from 66% to 36% compared with placebo (95% CI 0.34-0.19; P = 0.003) after the operation. Other variables were similar between the groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Harmon
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bowen
mesh_terms: D019050:Acupressure; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016017:Odds Ratio; D020250:Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy