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- Z Lu, H Dong, Q Wang, and L Xiong.
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Changle West Rd 127, Xi'an Shaanxi 710032, China.
- Br J Anaesth. 2015 Aug 1; 115 (2): 183-93.
AbstractAccumulated evidences from clinical trials and updated reviews suggest that the role of acupuncture in perioperative medicine extends beyond the classical scope of anaesthesia and has been underestimated. Perioperative acupuncture reduces not only the consumption of anaesthetics and analgesics, but also anaesthesia-related complications, and protects organs in the perioperative period. These beneficial effects make acupuncture a promising approach in perioperative management, especially with respect to enhanced surgery recovery and specific surgical populations, such as elderly patients and 'triple-low' patients. Furthermore, efforts have been made to optimize the clinical application of perioperative acupuncture. © The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Journal of Anaesthesia. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.
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