Electroacupuncture Reduces Postoperative Pain and Analgesic Consumption in Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery: A Randomized Study

• DOI: 10.1155/2016/2126416
• Publication Date: 2016-03-17T21:02:05Z
• Authors: Tongyu Chen; Ke Wang; Jianjun Xu; Wen Ma; Jia Zhou
• Keywords: Cardiothoracic surgery

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect electroacupuncture (EA) on postoperative pain management in patients undergoing thoracic surgery. A randomized conducted. Ninety‐two surgical were randomly divided into an EA group and a sham group. Postoperative intravenous analgesia applied with half dose conventional drug concentration both groups. In group, treatment administered for three consecutive days after surgery 6 sessions 30 min each. Compared had lower visual analogue scale (VAS) score at 2, 24, 48, 72 hours consumed less analgesic incidence opioid‐related adverse effects nausea time first flatus defecation also shorter Furthermore, plasma β ‐endorphin ( ‐EP) level higher by radioimmunoassay 5‐hydroxytryptamine (5‐HT) enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay during hr Therefore, is suitable as adjunct