title: [Postoperative analgesic effect of acupuncture in laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In surgery clinics, postoperative pain is a common occurrence and care is needed in its treatment. One form of treatment is various acupuncture techniques. This study investigated the effect of acupuncture on postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 59 patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy were included in the study; 31 comprised the acupuncture group (Group A), and 29 constituted the control group (group C). All patients underwent standard anesthesia procedures. Patient-controlled analgesia with tramadol was administered postoperatively. Patients' postoperative pain scores, results of the satisfaction questionnaire and amounts of tramadol used were recorded. Postoperative 0, 1st, 2nd, 6th, 12th and 18th hour controls were performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A comparison of the groups showed Group A pain scores to be significantly lower statistically than those of Group C at all postoperative controls. There was no statistically significant difference for postoperative analgesic consumption and satisfaction level between the groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite detection of a reduction in postoperative pain scores, the application of acupuncture did not cause any change in the consumption of tramadol.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, The Ministry of Health Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. v_erden@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Veysel
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Erden
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, The Ministry of Health Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aslı Sevim
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Yıldız
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, The Ministry of Health Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cihan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Güler
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, The Ministry of Health Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nihan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aydın
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nihal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hamzaoğlu
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hamdi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Delatioğlu
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation and Algology Unit, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tozan
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Torlak
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D016058:Analgesia, Patient-Controlled; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014147:Tramadol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D014147:Tramadol