Electro-acupuncture to prevent prolonged postoperative ileus:A randomized clinical trial |
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| Authors: | M Kay Garcia Joseph S Chiang Bob Thornton J Lynn Palmer Jennifer McQuade Lorenzo Cohen |
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| Institution: | Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine/Integrative Medicine M.D.Anderson Cancer Center The University of Texas Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Department of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine Department of Behavioral Science Department of GI Medical Oncology M.D. Anderson Cancer Center |
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| Abstract: | AIM:To examine whether acupuncture can prevent prolonged postoperative ileus(PPOI)after intraperitoneal surgery for colon cancer. METHODS:Ninety patients were recruited from the Fudan University Cancer Hospital,Shanghai,China. After surgery,patients were randomized to receive acupuncture(once daily,starting on postoperative day 1, for up to six consecutive days)or usual care.PPOI was defined as an inability to pass flatus or have a bowel movement by 96 h after surgery.The main outcomes were time to first fl... |
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| Keywords: | Acupuncture Gastrointestinal motility Gastrointestinal disorders Gastrointestinal neoplasms |
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