title: Acupuncture for persistent hiccups in a heart and lung transplant recipient.
abstract: Hiccup is an intermittent, abrupt, involuntary contraction of the diaphragm resulting in sudden inspiration abruptly opposed by the closure of the glottis. Persistent hiccups can interfere with daily activities and cause sleep disturbance and fatigue. We report a case of persistent hiccups occurring in a heart and lung transplant recipient that was successfully treated with acupuncture.
authors.affiliation: Medical Acupuncture Service, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Yuan-Chi
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D016041:Heart-Lung Transplantation; D006606:Hiccup / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D016896:Treatment Outcome