Adverse events of miniscalpel-needle treatment in Korea: A systematic review

Yoon, Sang-Hoon; Kwon, Chan-Young; Leem, Jungtae

doi:10.1016/j.eujim.2019.02.002

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“…Though acupotomy treatment may have higher risk of adverse effect than using conventional acupuncture . There were no serious or severe adverse effect reported after acupotomy treatment 9) .…”

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Effects of Acupotomy Treatment on Relapsed Lateral Malleolar Bursitis: A Case Report

Kim

Lee

et al. 2019

Korean J Acupunct

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This study details on a case of acupotomy for relapsed lateral malleolar bursitis. Methods : A 71-year-old woman with lateral malleolar bursitis was treated with acupotomy twice in an outpatient setting. A sterilized, disposable, blade width 0.5 mm × needle length 50 mm sized acupotomy was administered on GB40 and BL62 on each visit. Pain intensity assessment using Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) and the response evaluation criteria was conducted right after each treatment. Results : Pain on NRS declined from 5 to less than 1 after twice of acupotomy treatment. This result was regarded as 'Complete Response' using the response evaluation criteria. There were no side effects during whole treatment procedure at all. Conclusions : It is turned out that acupotomy can have a positive clinical effect on lateral malleolar bursitis in this case without any adverse effect. Further controlled studies on acupotomy for lateral malleolar bursitis are required for clinical application.

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“…However, lateral malleolar bursitis is known to relapse quite frequently, despite these conservative treatments done . Many researchers are trying to prove the advantage of higher-efficacy, quickerrecovery, and the safety of acupotomy treatment compared to ordinary other treatments in musculoskeletal diseases recently [8][9][10] .…”

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Effects of Acupotomy Treatment on Relapsed Lateral Malleolar Bursitis: A Case Report

Kim

Lee

et al. 2019

Korean J Acupunct

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“…The acupotomy size reported in this case report was 5-10.5 cm length, with a diameter of 0.5-1.2 mm. This is thicker than that used in general acupuncture, thus, side effects, including damage to the nerves or blood vessels, bleeding [65], or unanticipated events, may be more common. Therefore, it is necessary to provide a detailed description of side effects in case reports where acupotomy was performed.…”

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Quality Assessment and Implications for Further Study of Acupotomy: Case Reports Using the Case Report Guidelines and the Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklist

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This review aimed to evaluate the quality of case reports where acupotomy was performed according to the CAse REport (CARE) guidelines and the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) critical appraisal checklist. Case reports on acupotomy published in Korea from 2013 to October 2020 were included in this review. A total of 28 acupotomy related case reports were selected, and a quality evaluation was verified using the CARE guidelines and JBI critical appraisal checklist. Among the case reports, spinal conditions/diseases were most commonly reported. The overall complete reporting rate for each study was relatively high (median of 63.4% according to the CARE guidelines and 73.4% according to JBI critical appraisal checklist for case reports and 62% for case series). However, low reporting rates were determined in several subcategories namely, “Intervention adherence and tolerability,” “Timeline,” “Diagnostic challenges,” “Patient perspective,” and “Adverse or unanticipated events” for case reports, and “Reporting of the presenting site/clinic,” “Demographic information,” “Statistical analysis,” and “Clear criteria for inclusion” for case series. When reporting cases where acupotomy was performed, it is recommended that the CARE guidelines are followed to improve the quality of research. In addition, new guidelines and tools for the clinical situation of Korean medicine should be developed.

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“…The acupotomy procedure should be reported in accordance with STRICTA guidelines. [28] Safety studies of acupotomy are currently underway in China and Korea [44–46] ; thus, future researchers will be able to refer to these studies. Considering the limitations of the surgical approach for LSS, it is necessary to evaluate whether the rate of surgery for LSS patients undergoing acupotomy is changing, by national cohort studies assessing health insurance claim data.…”

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confidence: 99%