Effect of acupuncture on the prevention of nausea and vomiting after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized clinical trial

Tuesday 1 September 2020
by  Ana Carolina Brainer de Siqueira, Ana Clara Miranda, Bianca Rodrigues Castelo Branco Rocha, Diego Laurentino de Lima, Holmes Naspollini, Ian Victor Paiva de Lima, Luiz de França Maia E Silva Filho, Luiz Eduardo Miranda, Victor Soares Gomes da Silva

CONCLUSIONS: Auriculoacupuncture can partially prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting when compared to metoclopramide alone after uncomplicated laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Auriculoacupuncture can be recommended as an adjuvant therapy for postoperative nausea and vomiting prevention in (...)


https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/328...