title: [Clinical observation on acupuncture for intervening the response in gastroscopy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the clinical effect of acupuncture for controlling the adverse response in gastroscopy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninety-seven cases of gastroscopy were randomly divided into an observation group of 52 cases and a control group of 45 cases. The observation group were treated by acupuncture at Hegu (LI 4), Neiguan (PC 6) and Zusanli (ST 36), in combined with oral administration of Lidocaine; the control group were treated by simple administration of Lidocaine. Changes of the adverse response, blood pressure and heart rate, and satisfactory degrees and the willing re-examination rate were investigated in the two groups. Results In the observation group, the nausea and vomiting, salivation, restlessness, breath holding and other adverse responses in gastroscopy were significantly decreased as compared with those in the control group (P < 0.01), and the blood pressure and heart rate were more stable than in the control group, and the satisfactory degree and willing re-examination rate were higher than the control group (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acupuncture can effectively control the adverse response in gastroscopy.
authors.affiliation: The Seventh People's Hospital of Nanning, Guangxi 530012, China. nn_cyb@sina.com
authors.forename: Yong-bin
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Ai-zhen
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Lan
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Hai-hua
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D005260:Female; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male