Pouy Somaye, Etebarian Abolfazl, Azizi-Qadikolaee Ali, Saeidi Solmaz
Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Master of Nursing, Amol Faculity of Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2019 Apr 8;33(5):/j/ijamh.ahead-of-print/ijamh-2018-0285/ijamh-2018-0285.xml. doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2018-0285.
Tonsillectomy is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures among children around the world and management of post tonsillectomy complications are very important.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of acupuncture on the amount of pain, nausea and vomiting after tonsillectomy in children.
In this study, two researchers searched individually for qualified articles on the effects of acupuncture on post-tonsillectomy pain, nausea and vomiting using PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, Google scholar and Ovid databases by September 2018.
After critically appraising the searched studies, 12 studies were selected and entered into a systematic review. Among the studies, various acupuncture methods were used.
This systematic review shows that acupuncture as a complementary method can prevent and reduce the severity of complications surrounding tonsillectomy.
扁桃体切除术是全球儿童中最常进行的外科手术之一，扁桃体切除术后并发症的管理非常重要。
本研究的目的是评估针刺对儿童扁桃体切除术后疼痛、恶心和呕吐程度的影响。
在本研究中，两名研究人员于2018年9月前分别使用PubMed、Cochrane图书馆、Embase、谷歌学术和Ovid数据库搜索关于针刺对扁桃体切除术后疼痛、恶心和呕吐影响的合格文章。
在对检索到的研究进行严格评估后，选择了12项研究并纳入系统评价。在这些研究中，使用了各种针刺方法。
本系统评价表明，针刺作为一种辅助方法可以预防和减轻扁桃体切除术后并发症的严重程度。
