Distal acupoint stimulation versus peri-incisional stimulation for postoperative pain in open abdominal surgery: a systematic review and implications for clinical practice

Abstract Background Acute postoperative pain remains a major clinical problem that affects patient recovery. Distal acupoint and peri-incisional stimulation are both used for relieving acute postoperative pain in hospital. Our objective was to assess and compare the effects of distal and peri-incisi...

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Main Authors: Juan Zhu, Qian Xu, Rong Zou, Wenzhong Wu, Xiaoqiu Wang, Yanyi Wang, Fangbing Ji, Zhen Zheng, Man Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12906-019-2583-8