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Efficacy and Safety of Acupuncture in Preterm and Term Infants
Joint Authors
Raith, Wolfgang
Urlesberger, Berndt
Schmölzer, Georg M.
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
2013-06-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The aim of the paper was to review the literature about safety and efficiency of acupuncture therapy in term and preterm infants.
We searched Medline, EMBASE, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials using a predefined algorithm, reviewed abstracts from the Pediatric Academic Society annual meetings (2000–2012), and performed a manual search of references in narrative and systematic reviews.
A total of 26 studies identified met our search criteria.
Only 6 of these studies met our inclusion criteria; however, two studies had to be excluded because the manuscripts were published in Chinese.
Hence, only four studies were included in our analysis.
Three of the four studies evaluated the effects of acupuncture on infantile colic, and one assessed pain reduction during minor painful procedures in preterm babies.
The limited data available suggests that acupuncture could be a safe nonpharmacologic treatment option for pain reduction in term and preterm infants and could also be a non-pharmacologic treatment option to treat infantile colic.
Currently acupuncture in infants should be limited to clinical trials and studies evaluating short- and long-term effects and should be performed only by practitioners with adequate training and experience in neonatal/pediatric acupuncture.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Raith, Wolfgang& Urlesberger, Berndt& Schmölzer, Georg M.. 2013. Efficacy and Safety of Acupuncture in Preterm and Term Infants. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-494849
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Raith, Wolfgang…[et al.]. Efficacy and Safety of Acupuncture in Preterm and Term Infants. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-494849
American Medical Association (AMA)
Raith, Wolfgang& Urlesberger, Berndt& Schmölzer, Georg M.. Efficacy and Safety of Acupuncture in Preterm and Term Infants. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-494849
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-494849