Acupuncture alleviates acute peritonitis: A case report
Many inflammatory and infectious entities can affect the peritoneum acutely, and patients with peritonitis often have painful expressions. Abdominal pain can be aggravated by coughing, breathing, and turning the body. Here we report the case of an 88-year-old patient with acute gastrointestinal perf...
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| description | Many inflammatory and infectious entities can affect the peritoneum acutely, and patients with peritonitis often have painful expressions. Abdominal pain can be aggravated by coughing, breathing, and turning the body. Here we report the case of an 88-year-old patient with acute gastrointestinal perforation. The patient has been experiencing pain in the right lower abdomen, presenting persistent colic. The X-ray of abdomen and abdominal computed tomography showed perforation of digestive tract. In addition to the use of anti-infection and stomach protection agents, we use different analgesic injections, but the effect on reducing the pain was not obvious. After acupuncture treatment, the patient quickly relieved the pain of acute peritonitis in 1 minute. However, to our knowledge, there is few literature showing that acupuncture relieves preoperative opioid-induced hyperalgesia in patients with acute peritonitis. Based on this case, we suggest acupuncture as an option in the management of relieving the pain of acute peritonitis when opioid therapy is ineffective. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-33ee361f6df94c5aa6ca16b5f6efd0532023-04-29T14:56:05ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402023-04-0194e15290Acupuncture alleviates acute peritonitis: A case reportYun Chen0Xiaoyan Chen1Hong Qian2Biyi Li3Xuan Su4Guangdong Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Foshan, PR ChinaThe Fifth Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, PR ChinaGuangdong Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Foshan, PR ChinaFoshan Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Foshan, PR ChinaThe Ninth People's Hospital of Nanhai District, Foshan, PR China; Corresponding author.Many inflammatory and infectious entities can affect the peritoneum acutely, and patients with peritonitis often have painful expressions. Abdominal pain can be aggravated by coughing, breathing, and turning the body. Here we report the case of an 88-year-old patient with acute gastrointestinal perforation. The patient has been experiencing pain in the right lower abdomen, presenting persistent colic. The X-ray of abdomen and abdominal computed tomography showed perforation of digestive tract. In addition to the use of anti-infection and stomach protection agents, we use different analgesic injections, but the effect on reducing the pain was not obvious. After acupuncture treatment, the patient quickly relieved the pain of acute peritonitis in 1 minute. However, to our knowledge, there is few literature showing that acupuncture relieves preoperative opioid-induced hyperalgesia in patients with acute peritonitis. Based on this case, we suggest acupuncture as an option in the management of relieving the pain of acute peritonitis when opioid therapy is ineffective.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023024970Acute peritonitisOpioid-induced hyperalgesiaAcupunctureCase report |
| spellingShingle | Yun Chen Xiaoyan Chen Hong Qian Biyi Li Xuan Su Acupuncture alleviates acute peritonitis: A case report Heliyon Acute peritonitis Opioid-induced hyperalgesia Acupuncture Case report |
| title | Acupuncture alleviates acute peritonitis: A case report |
| title_full | Acupuncture alleviates acute peritonitis: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Acupuncture alleviates acute peritonitis: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acupuncture alleviates acute peritonitis: A case report |
| title_short | Acupuncture alleviates acute peritonitis: A case report |
| title_sort | acupuncture alleviates acute peritonitis a case report |
| topic | Acute peritonitis Opioid-induced hyperalgesia Acupuncture Case report |
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