J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Nov 25.
Does Auricular Acupuncture Reduce Postoperative Vomiting After Cholecystectomy ?
Fazelzadeh A, Sahmeddini MA.
Department of Anesthesiology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Abstract Purpose : To find the efficacy of auricular acupuncture for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting after cholecystectomy. Materials and Methods : One hundred (100) female patients undergoing transabdominal cholecystectomy were randomly allocated to two groups of 50 (auricular acupuncture treatment group and nontreatment group) in order to test the effectiveness of auricular acupuncture. Statistical significance (p
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