Efficacy of electroacupuncture in preventing nausea and vomiting after thyroidectomy: A prospective randomized controlled trial
Objective: Postoperative nausea and vomiting are regarded as a serious concern after thyroidectomy. Electroacupuncture shows the potential to reduce general anesthesia-related side effects. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of electroacupuncture in preventing postoperative nausea an...
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| description | Objective: Postoperative nausea and vomiting are regarded as a serious concern after thyroidectomy. Electroacupuncture shows the potential to reduce general anesthesia-related side effects. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of electroacupuncture in preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting that commonly occurs in patients after thyroidectomy. Methods: This study was a prospective randomized controlled trial with a two-arm, patient blind structure. Sixty-four participants were randomly assigned to the acupuncture (n = 35) or control (n = 29) group. Patients in the acupuncture group received electroacupuncture and intradermal press needles. The primary endpoint was the incidence and severity of postoperative nausea and vomiting, and secondary endpoints were the length of hospital stay, pain severity, and postoperative in-hospital morbidity. Results: The total incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting was 40.6% (26/64). There was no difference in the incidence between the control (10/29, 34.5%) and acupuncture (16/35, 45.7%) groups (p = 0.362). The severity of postoperative nausea and vomiting was not different between the groups (p = 0.842). Length of hospitalization and postoperative complications were not different between the groups. Conclusion: In this randomized controlled trial, electroacupuncture treatment after thyroidectomy is safe and comparable to conventional anti-emetic therapy. Trial registration: Clinical Research Information Service, KCT0001782. Registered on 26 January 2016. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8ca346df432844d9aa91a53d572871242023-08-31T05:00:35ZengElsevierAsian Journal of Surgery1015-95842023-09-0146934803484Efficacy of electroacupuncture in preventing nausea and vomiting after thyroidectomy: A prospective randomized controlled trialMin-Su Park0Won Seo Park1Dongwoo Nam2Sun Young Min3Sumin Chae4Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Corresponding author.Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaObjective: Postoperative nausea and vomiting are regarded as a serious concern after thyroidectomy. Electroacupuncture shows the potential to reduce general anesthesia-related side effects. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of electroacupuncture in preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting that commonly occurs in patients after thyroidectomy. Methods: This study was a prospective randomized controlled trial with a two-arm, patient blind structure. Sixty-four participants were randomly assigned to the acupuncture (n = 35) or control (n = 29) group. Patients in the acupuncture group received electroacupuncture and intradermal press needles. The primary endpoint was the incidence and severity of postoperative nausea and vomiting, and secondary endpoints were the length of hospital stay, pain severity, and postoperative in-hospital morbidity. Results: The total incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting was 40.6% (26/64). There was no difference in the incidence between the control (10/29, 34.5%) and acupuncture (16/35, 45.7%) groups (p = 0.362). The severity of postoperative nausea and vomiting was not different between the groups (p = 0.842). Length of hospitalization and postoperative complications were not different between the groups. Conclusion: In this randomized controlled trial, electroacupuncture treatment after thyroidectomy is safe and comparable to conventional anti-emetic therapy. Trial registration: Clinical Research Information Service, KCT0001782. Registered on 26 January 2016.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958422015147ThyroidectomyPostoperative nausea and vomitingElectroacupuncture |
| spellingShingle | Min-Su Park Won Seo Park Dongwoo Nam Sun Young Min Sumin Chae Efficacy of electroacupuncture in preventing nausea and vomiting after thyroidectomy: A prospective randomized controlled trial Asian Journal of Surgery Thyroidectomy Postoperative nausea and vomiting Electroacupuncture |
| title | Efficacy of electroacupuncture in preventing nausea and vomiting after thyroidectomy: A prospective randomized controlled trial |
| title_full | Efficacy of electroacupuncture in preventing nausea and vomiting after thyroidectomy: A prospective randomized controlled trial |
| title_fullStr | Efficacy of electroacupuncture in preventing nausea and vomiting after thyroidectomy: A prospective randomized controlled trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | Efficacy of electroacupuncture in preventing nausea and vomiting after thyroidectomy: A prospective randomized controlled trial |
| title_short | Efficacy of electroacupuncture in preventing nausea and vomiting after thyroidectomy: A prospective randomized controlled trial |
| title_sort | efficacy of electroacupuncture in preventing nausea and vomiting after thyroidectomy a prospective randomized controlled trial |
| topic | Thyroidectomy Postoperative nausea and vomiting Electroacupuncture |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958422015147 |
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