Sharma R M, Bhargava A K
Graded Specialist, Dept of Anaesthesiology, CH AF, Bangalore - 560 007.
Reader, Dept of Anaesthesiology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune - 411 040.
Med J Armed Forces India. 1994 Oct;50(4):279-281. doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(17)31087-0. Epub 2017 Jun 27.
A study was undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture as an anti-emetic in patients undergoing minor gynaecological surgery. 100 patients were studied divided into study group (Group I) and control group (Group II) of 50 patients each. In group I patients, acupuncture needle was inserted at acupuncture point P6, 10 minutes before induction of anesthesia. In group II, no acupuncture was used. Anaesthetic technique was similar in both the groups. Five patients (10%) in group I and twenty (40%) in group II had one or more emetic episodes. These results show that acupuncture can be one of the modalities for the prevention of nausea and vomiting in postoperative period and its use as an anti-emetic should be explored further.
开展了一项研究，以评估针刺对接受小型妇科手术患者的止吐效果。研究了100名患者，分为研究组（第一组）和对照组（第二组），每组50名患者。在第一组患者中，在麻醉诱导前10分钟于P6穴位插入针灸针。在第二组中，未使用针刺。两组的麻醉技术相似。第一组有5名患者（10%）出现一次或多次呕吐发作，第二组有20名患者（40%）出现呕吐发作。这些结果表明，针刺可作为术后预防恶心和呕吐的方法之一，其作为止吐药的用途应进一步探索。
