[Further clinical study of acupuncture anesthesia for supratentorial craniocerebral operations].
OBJECTIVE
To improve the successful rate of acupuncture anesthesia for supratentorial craniocerebral operations.


METHODS
On the basis of previous study of acupuncture anesthesia for craniocerebral operations, 72 cases of front fossa and temporo-parieto-occipital region lesions were operated on by acupuncture anesthesia with new modified acupoints and adjuvants from 1993 to 1998.


RESULTS
One hundred percent of successful rate was achieved in all 72 cases by the new methods.


CONCLUSIONS
Acupuncture anesthesia has distinct advantage and should be widely used as one of the effective anesthesia for supratentorial craniocerebral operations.
Zhang
J
J
Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou (310009).
Lu
S
S
Liu
W
W
D015667:Acupuncture Analgesia; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003399:Craniotomy; D005260:Female; D005910:Glioma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015173:Supratentorial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*