Description GV2 Govenor vessel 2, Jao-Iu, in the dosal midline between the coccyx and sacrum, GV4 - Govenor vessel 4, MingMen, in the dorsal midline below the spinal process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra: B32- Bladder 32,Ciliao, bilaterally in the second sacral foramen: Sp6 Spleen 6, Sanjiniao, bilaterally on the medialedge of the tibia, four fingerwidths above the tip of the internal malleolus.
Experimental Description
We studied 20 otherwise healthy women undergoing lower abdominal surgery. Immediately after wound closure, while still anaesthetized, they received either electroacupuncture (EA) or no further treatment.
Sample Count
20
Age
22-52
Control
Std
no electroacupuncture(n=10)
Experiment
electroacupuncture(n=10)
Indicator
Arterial blood pressureHeart rate(HR)Ventilatory frequencySelf-administered doseVisual analog scale(VAS)Pethidine dose
Auxiliary Medication
All patients were premedicated with apozepam 0.2 mg kg-1 by mouth 2 h before surgery. When the patient arrived in the theatre holding area, standard monitoring devices were applied. The acupuncture loci were identifed and marked in all patients. An i.v. infusion of 0.9 % sodium chloride was begun. Following administration of pethidine 1 mg kg-1 i.V., sleep was induced with thiopentone 4 6 mg kg-1 and tracheal intubation was facilitated by administration of atracurium. Ventilation was controlled manually and anaesthesia was maintained with 70 % nitrous Oxide in oxygen supplemented with increments of pethidine and thiopentone at the discretion of the nurse- anaesthetist. All operations utilized lower abdominal in- cisions and all patients received sodium ch loride 1-2 litre; blood loss exceeding 500 ml Was replaced with whole blood.
Stimulation Method
EA
Induction Method
Electroacupuncture Instrument Model
Manufacturer
Frequency
Waveform
Strength
Induction Time
WC-10 R
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10 Hz;100 Hz
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12 V
They were removed after treatment.
Acupuncture_Needle
Needle_Manufacturer
Needle_Depth
10 cm long, 30-gauge
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-
Description Electroacupuncture was given with the following variables: pulse width 320 μs, approximately 12 V, chain frequencies of 10 and 100 Hz. The acupuncture needles were 10 cm long, 30-gauge, sterilized solid stainless steel needles. They were removed after treatment.
Anesthesia Method
AAA
Clinical Trial Type
randomly
Effector
The group receiving EA consumed half the quantity of pethidine as that used used by the no treatment group. Two patients in the EA group had no postoperative analgesia in the first 2 h. There was no difference in the assessments of postoperative distress between groups. No patient was aware of having received EA or not.
We studied 20 otherwise healthy women undergoing lower abdominal surgery. Immediately after wound closure, while still anaesthetized, they received either electroacupuncture (EA) or no further treatment. They were allowed pethidine for postoperative analgesia by patient-controlled infusion pump. Signs of postoperative distress (pain, nausea, drowsiness) were evaluated after 2 and 6 h by visual analogue scale scores. The group receiving EA consumed half the quantity of pethidine as that used used by the no treatment group. Two patients in the EA group had no postoperative analgesia in the first 2 h. There was no difference in the assessments of postoperative distress between groups. No patient was aware of having received EA or not."
