P6 ACUPUNCTURE AND POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING AFTER TONSILLECTOMY IN CHILDREN
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- 1 December 1991
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Elsevier in British Journal of Anaesthesia
- Vol. 67 (6) , 779-780
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/67.6.779
Abstract
We have studied the effect of P6 acupuncture on postoperative vomiting in 45 children undergoing tonsillectomy. After induction of anaesthesia and before the start of surgery, 50% of the patients received P6 acupuncture (in the middle of the ventral surface of the wrist) for 5 min. There was no difference in the incidence of vomiting between the acupuncture (39%) and non-acupuncture (36%) groups. We conclude that, when administered after induction of anaesthesia, P6 acupuncture is ineffective in reducing vomiting after tonsillectomy in children.Keywords
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