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Objectifying Acupuncture Effects by Lung Function and Numeric Rating Scale in Patients Undergoing Heart Surgery
Joint Authors
Goncalves, Mario
Efferth, Thomas
Brazkiewicz, Frank
Ringes-Lichtenberg, Stefanie
Maimer, Anna
Sack, Falk-Udo
Greten, Henry Johannes
Greten, Tobias
Remppis, Andrew
Schröder, Sven
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-03-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Rationale.
Poststernotomy pain and impaired breathing are common clinical problems in early postoperative care following heart surgery.
Insufficiently treated pain increases the risk of pulmonary complications.
High-dose opioids are used for pain management, but they may cause side effects such as respiratory depression.
Study Design.
We performed a prospective, randomized, controlled, observer-blinded, three-armed clinical trial with 100 patients.
Group 1 (n=33) and Group 2 (n=34) received one 20 min session of standardized acupuncture treatment with two different sets of acupoints.
Group 3 (n=33) served as standard analgesia control without additional intervention.
Results.
Primary endpoint analysis revealed a statistically significant analgesic effect for both acupuncture treatments.
Group 1 showed a mean percentile pain reduction (PPR) of 18% (SD 19, P<0.001).
Group 2 yielded a mean PPR of 71% (SD 13, P<0.001).
In Group 1, acupuncture resulted in a mean forced vital capacity (FVC) increase of 30 cm3 (SD 73) without statistical significance (P=0.303).
In Group 2, posttreatment FVC showed a significant increase of 306 cm3 (SD 215, P<0.001).
Conclusion.
Acupuncture revealed specific analgesic effects after sternotomy.
Objective measurement of poststernotomy pain via lung function test was possible.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Maimer, Anna& Remppis, Andrew& Sack, Falk-Udo& Ringes-Lichtenberg, Stefanie& Greten, Tobias& Brazkiewicz, Frank…[et al.]. 2013. Objectifying Acupuncture Effects by Lung Function and Numeric Rating Scale in Patients Undergoing Heart Surgery. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Maimer, Anna…[et al.]. Objectifying Acupuncture Effects by Lung Function and Numeric Rating Scale in Patients Undergoing Heart Surgery. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Maimer, Anna& Remppis, Andrew& Sack, Falk-Udo& Ringes-Lichtenberg, Stefanie& Greten, Tobias& Brazkiewicz, Frank…[et al.]. Objectifying Acupuncture Effects by Lung Function and Numeric Rating Scale in Patients Undergoing Heart Surgery. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-455643
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-455643