Acupuncture-point stimulation for postoperative pain control : A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

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Liu, Xian-Liang, Tan, Jing Yu, Molassiotis, Alex, Suen, Lorna K. P. and Shi, Yan. (2015). Acupuncture-point stimulation for postoperative pain control : A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015, p. Article 657809. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/657809
AuthorsLiu, Xian-Liang, Tan, Jing Yu, Molassiotis, Alex, Suen, Lorna K. P. and Shi, Yan
Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Acupuncture-point stimulation (APS) in postoperative pain control compared with sham/placebo acupuncture or standard treatments (usual care or no treatment). Only randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included. Meta-analysis results indicated that APS interventions improved VAS scores significantly and also reduced total morphine consumption. No serious APS-related adverse effects (AEs) were reported. There is Level I evidence for the effectiveness of body points plaster therapy and Level II evidence for body points electroacupuncture (EA), body points acupressure, body points APS for abdominal surgery patients, auricular points seed embedding, manual auricular acupuncture, and auricular EA. We obtained Level III evidence for body points APS in patients who underwent cardiac surgery and cesarean section and for auricular-point stimulation in patients who underwent abdominal surgery. There is insufficient evidence to conclude that APS is an effective postoperative pain therapy in surgical patients, although the evidence does support the conclusion that APS can reduce analgesic requirements without AEs. The best level of evidence was not adequate in most subgroups. Some limitations of this study may have affected the results, possibly leading to an overestimation of APS effects.

Year01 Jan 2015
JournalEvidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Journal citation2015, p. Article 657809
PublisherHindawi
ISSN1741-427X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/657809
PubMed ID26568767
Scopus EID2-s2.0-84945968391
PubMed Central IDPMC4620376
Open accessPublished as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
Page range1-28
FunderHong Kong Polytechnic University
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Online12 Oct 2015
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Accepted03 Sep 2015
Deposited28 Jul 2023
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