title: Perioperative acupuncture modulation: more than anaesthesia.
abstract: Accumulated evidences from clinical trials and updated reviews suggest that the role of acupuncture in perioperative medicine extends beyond the classical scope of anaesthesia and has been underestimated. Perioperative acupuncture reduces not only the consumption of anaesthetics and analgesics, but also anaesthesia-related complications, and protects organs in the perioperative period. These beneficial effects make acupuncture a promising approach in perioperative management, especially with respect to enhanced surgery recovery and specific surgical populations, such as elderly patients and 'triple-low' patients. Furthermore, efforts have been made to optimize the clinical application of perioperative acupuncture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Changle West Rd 127, Xi'an Shaanxi 710032, China.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Changle West Rd 127, Xi'an Shaanxi 710032, China.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Changle West Rd 127, Xi'an Shaanxi 710032, China.
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Changle West Rd 127, Xi'an Shaanxi 710032, China mzkxlz@126.com.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xiong
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000818:Animals; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control; D019990:Perioperative Care
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives
keywords: acupuncture; anaesthesia; general; postoperative complications