title: Acupuncture for postoperative pain in laparoscopic surgery: a systematic review protocol.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This review aims to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for patients with postoperative pain after laparoscopic surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  We will search the following databases from their inception to October 2014: MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), the Allied and Complementary Medicine Database (AMED), three Chinese databases (China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), the Chongqing VIP Chinese Science and Technology Periodical Database (VIP) and the Wanfang database), one Japanese database (Japan Science and Technology Information Aggregator, Electronic (J-STAGE)) and eight Korean databases (Korean Association of Medical Journal Edition, Korean Medical Database, Korean Studies Information Service System, National Discovery for Science Leaders, Database Periodical Information Academic, Korean National Assembly Digital Library, Oriental Medicine Advanced Searching Integrated System and Korean Traditional Knowledge Portal). All randomised controlled trials of acupuncture for postoperative pain after laparoscopic surgery will be considered for inclusion. The risk of bias and reporting quality will be assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias tool, the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) and the revised STandards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials of Acupuncture (STRICTA). The risk ratio for dichotomous data and mean difference or standard mean difference for continuous data will be calculated with 95% CIs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results of this review will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publication or conference presentation. Our findings will summarise the current evidence of acupuncture to treat postoperative pain after laparoscopic surgery, and may provide important guidance for acupuncture usage after laparoscopic surgery for clinicians and patients.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  PROSPERO 2014: CRD42014010825.
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Seunghoon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jimin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jihye
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jung Won
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Do-Young
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Sun Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Dongwoo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jae-Dong
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D000078202:Systematic Reviews as Topic
keywords: COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE; SURGERY