Role of acupuncture in critically ill patients: A systematic review
Acupuncture is part of a complex medical approach used in China for about 2000 years, known as Traditional Chinese Medicine, whose central assumption is that health occurs when the patterned energy flow throughout the body is balanced. Within this paradigm, acute illness occurs when a major state of...
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| description | Acupuncture is part of a complex medical approach used in China for about 2000 years, known as Traditional Chinese Medicine, whose central assumption is that health occurs when the patterned energy flow throughout the body is balanced. Within this paradigm, acute illness occurs when a major state of imbalance or disruption arises, and the use of acupuncture may help in correcting these imbalances.While the Chinese hospital system often offers the integration of traditional and western medicine, in Europe and the United States this combined approach is infrequently practiced. However, several investigations have consistently shown the effectiveness of acupuncture for different aspects of critical illness.The aim of this systematic review is to increase the clinician's awareness of the current evidence regarding the use of acupuncture for the management of critically ill patients, both alone or as a complement to western medicine. The effects of acupuncture on critical illness, with a particular focus on respiratory function, pain and delirium treatment and prevention, circulatory function, nutritional support, and recovery after acute illness are explored and summarized, and evidence is provided that acupuncture is an acceptable and feasible option for the management of several aspects of critical illness. In addition, we suggest a practical selection of potentially useful acupuncture points in the critical care setting, with indications for simple localization and the correct puncture method. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a95cf5f870bd488ea11553e8a0b55a772023-01-12T04:19:16ZengElsevierJournal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine2225-41102023-01-011316271Role of acupuncture in critically ill patients: A systematic reviewPaolo Formenti0Gabriele Piuri1Roberto Bisatti2Riccardo Pinciroli3Michele Umbrello4SC Anestesia e Rianimazione, Ospedale San Paolo – Polo Universitario, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan, ItalyCentro Studi e Centro Medico So Wen, Milan, ItalyCentro Studi e Centro Medico So Wen, Milan, ItalyDepartment of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA, 02114, USASC Anestesia e Rianimazione II, Ospedale San Carlo Borromeo, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo – Polo Universitario, Milan, Italy; Corresponding author. SC Anestesia e Rianimazione II, Ospedale San Carlo Borromeo, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo – Polo Universitario, 20151, Milano, Italy.Acupuncture is part of a complex medical approach used in China for about 2000 years, known as Traditional Chinese Medicine, whose central assumption is that health occurs when the patterned energy flow throughout the body is balanced. Within this paradigm, acute illness occurs when a major state of imbalance or disruption arises, and the use of acupuncture may help in correcting these imbalances.While the Chinese hospital system often offers the integration of traditional and western medicine, in Europe and the United States this combined approach is infrequently practiced. However, several investigations have consistently shown the effectiveness of acupuncture for different aspects of critical illness.The aim of this systematic review is to increase the clinician's awareness of the current evidence regarding the use of acupuncture for the management of critically ill patients, both alone or as a complement to western medicine. The effects of acupuncture on critical illness, with a particular focus on respiratory function, pain and delirium treatment and prevention, circulatory function, nutritional support, and recovery after acute illness are explored and summarized, and evidence is provided that acupuncture is an acceptable and feasible option for the management of several aspects of critical illness. In addition, we suggest a practical selection of potentially useful acupuncture points in the critical care setting, with indications for simple localization and the correct puncture method.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2225411022000852AcupunctureCritical careTraditional Chinese medicineSystematic review |
| spellingShingle | Paolo Formenti Gabriele Piuri Roberto Bisatti Riccardo Pinciroli Michele Umbrello Role of acupuncture in critically ill patients: A systematic review Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Acupuncture Critical care Traditional Chinese medicine Systematic review |
| title | Role of acupuncture in critically ill patients: A systematic review |
| title_full | Role of acupuncture in critically ill patients: A systematic review |
| title_fullStr | Role of acupuncture in critically ill patients: A systematic review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Role of acupuncture in critically ill patients: A systematic review |
| title_short | Role of acupuncture in critically ill patients: A systematic review |
| title_sort | role of acupuncture in critically ill patients a systematic review |
| topic | Acupuncture Critical care Traditional Chinese medicine Systematic review |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2225411022000852 |
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