Postoperative analgesic effect of acupuncture in laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery

Erden V., Yildiz A. S., Guler C., Aydin N., Hamzaoglu N., Delatioglu H., ...More

AGRI-THE JOURNAL OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF ALGOLOGY, vol.27, no.3, pp.155-159, 2015 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.5505/agri.2015.93764
  • Journal Name: AGRI-THE JOURNAL OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF ALGOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.155-159
  • Keywords: Acupuncture, postoperative pain, patient control analgesia, tramadol, ELECTRICAL NERVE-STIMULATION, PAIN, REQUIREMENT, ELECTROACUPUNCTURE, ACUPOINT, NAUSEA
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: In surgery clinics, postoperative pain is a common occurrence and care is needed in its treatment. One form of treatment is various acupuncture techniques. This study investigated the effect of acupuncture on postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.