title: [Analysis on adverse effects of acupuncture in clinical practices].
abstract: Aiming at raising awareness of preventing adverse effects of acupuncture in clinical practices, such cases were studied from the angle of therapy methods, the factors of patients constitution and practitioners. The findings showed that adverse physical and chemical effects of acupuncture increased in modern times because of multifactorial reasons, for instance, the introduction of modern medicine, the differences of individual constitution and the practitioners. This suggests that to decrease adverse cases acupuncture practitioners should be an expert not only in traditional Chinese medicine, but also in western medicine, such as anatomy, and pharmacology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture-Moxibustion, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China. ruanjw@163.com
authors.forename: Jing-wen
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Ruan
authors.forename: Shu-min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Zhong-dong
authors.initials: ZD
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Yue-hua
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'