Akupunktur verkürzt signifikant die Zeit im Aufwachraum

Auszug

Acupuncture may improve peri-operative care as it reduces post-operative symptoms, such as pain, nausea and vomiting, or sedation. This patient-assessor blinded, randomised trial in 75 womenundergoing gynaecologic laparoscopy evaluated the effects of acupuncture combined with astandardised anaesthetic regimen (ACU) on post-anaesthetic recovery, when compared to acupressure (APU) or standard anaesthesia alone (CON). Main outcome measure was the time from extubation to ‘ready for discharge’ from recovery as assessed by validated questionnaires. The main outcomediffered significantly between groups (p = 0.013). Median time to ready for discharge in the ACUgroup (30 (IQR: 24–41) min) was 16 min (35%) shorter than in the CON group (46 (36–64) min; p = 0.015) and tended to be shorter than in the APU group (43 (31–58) min; p = 0.08). Compared to CON (p = 0.029), median time to extubation was approximately 7 min shorter in both, the ACU and the APU group. No acupuncture or acupressure-related side-effects could be observed. …