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Electroacupuncture for postoperative pain
Wigram JR, Lewith GT, Machin D, Church JJ
Physiotherapy Practice 1986;2(2):83-88
clinical trial
4/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: No; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: Yes; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

Thirty-four patients undergoing upper abdominal surgery were entered into a randomised, controlled trial of electroacupuncture of the ear to alleviate postoperative pain. Nineteen patients received electroacupuncture and papaveretum on demand and 15 patients received papaveretum only. Patients estimated pain using a visual analogue scale every 8 h for the 2 post-operative days. They also completed a questionnaire on pain recall towards the end of the post-operative week. The electroacupuncture patients reported more pain and received almost the same amount of analgesia as the control group. Two patients asked for the acupuncture needles to be removed. The questionnaire indicated that most patients only recalled mild discomfort post-operatively.

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