title: [Analgesic effect of acupuncture at Neimadian(Extra) in postoperation of abdominal surgery].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the analgesia effectiveness and safety of electroacupuncture at Neimadian(Extra) for postoperation of abdominal surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and twenty patients with routine abdominal surgery were randomly divided into an acupuncture group and a medication group, 60 cases in each group. The acupuncture group was treated with electroacupuncture at Neimadian(Extra), which was located on the inside of lower leg, 7 cun above the internal malleolus and 0.5 cun from post edge of tibial. The medication group was treated with patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA) with Sufentanil. After the treatment, the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), the security, the analgesic effect and beta-endorphin content were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The postoperative VAS score at 2, 4, 8, 16, 24 and 48 h in the acupuncture group was lower than those in the medication group (all P < 0.05). The analgesic effect at 2, 4, 16 and 24 h after surgery in the acupuncture group were superior to those in the medication group (P < 0.05, P < 0.01). The beta-endorphin content at 0, 8, 16 and 48 h after surgery in both groups were increased, and the acupuncture group was superior to the medication group (all P < 0.05). The security class after surgery in the acupuncture group was higher than that in the medication group (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The analgesic effect and safety of electroacupuncture at Neimadian(Extra) in postoperation of abdominal surgery are superior to those of the PCIA with Sufentanil.
authors: Department of Anesthesia, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, China. dingliuxin@163.com
authors: Liu-Xin
authors: LX
authors: Ding
authors: Qun-Zhi
authors: QZ
authors: Xing
authors: Jun-Jun
authors: JJ
authors: Sun
authors: Yu
authors: Y
authors: Li
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D015667:Acupuncture Analgesia; D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult; D001615:beta-Endorphin / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001615:beta-Endorphin