Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation Versus Ondansetron in the Prevention of Postoperative Vomiting Following Pediatric Tonsillectomy

Kabalak, Ayla; Akçay, Murat; Akçay, Feryal; Göğüş, Nermin

doi:10.1089/acm.2005.11.407

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“…These nonpharmacological techniques are more effective than placebo for preventing PONV within 6 h postoperatively [106]. In a previous report by Kabalak et al [60], transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation was effective for the prevention of POV in children who underwent tonsillectomy, and its antiemetic efficacy was the same as ondansetron 0.15 mg kg -1 . By contrast, Shenkamnn et al [61] and Rusy et al [62] demonstrated that perioperative acupressure and acupuncture did not reduce the incidence of POV ( Table 5).…”

Section: Cupressure and Acupuncturementioning

confidence: 98%

Current Management of Vomiting After Tonsillectomy in Children

Fujii

2009

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Formal retraction notice of article entitled Current Management of Vomiting after Tonsillectomy in Children (Curr Drug Saf. 2009 Jan;4(1):62-73) by Dr Y. Fujii. This article is being retracted as a result of: Failure of Dr. Fijii's institution as well as of himself to rationalize the legitimacy of the study and/or its data as stipulated in request by the Editors-in-Chief of the journals extended on April 9, 2012.

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confidence: 98%

Current Management of Vomiting After Tonsillectomy in Children

Fujii

2009

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“…ES was primarily applied for the prevention or treatment of nausea and vomiting, except for one study that used LS for this purpose. TEAS was the main method used for preventing nausea and vomiting: we retrieved nine articles on TEAS,96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104 two on EA,105, 106 and one on LS 107 . A total of 830 individuals who received TEAS experienced an effect on prevention, reduction, or treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting and nausea or vomiting.…”

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Modern acupuncture-like stimulation methods: a literature review

Jun

Kim

2015

Integrative Medicine Research

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Acupuncture therapy has been proved to be effective for diverse diseases, symptoms, and conditions in numerous clinical trials. The growing popularity of acupuncture therapy has triggered the development of modern acupuncture-like stimulation devices (ASDs), which are equivalent or superior to manual acupuncture with respect to safety, decreased risk of infection, and facilitation of clinical trials. Here, we aim to summarize the research on modern ASDs, with a focus on featured devices undergoing active research and their effectiveness and target symptoms, along with annual publication rates. We searched the popular electronic databases Medline, PubMed, the Cochrane Library, and Web of Science, and analyzed English-language studies on humans. Thereby, a total of 728 studies were identified, of which 195 studies met our inclusion criteria. Electrical stimulators were found to be the earliest and most widely studied devices (133 articles), followed by laser (44 articles), magnetic (16 articles), and ultrasound (2 articles) stimulators. A total of 114 studies used randomized controlled trials, and 109 studies reported therapeutic benefits. The majority of the studies (32%) focused on analgesia and pain-relief effects, followed by effects on brain activity (16%). All types of the reviewed ASDs were associated with increasing annual publication trends; specifically, the annual growth in publications regarding noninvasive stimulation methods was more rapid than that regarding invasive methods. Based on this observation, we anticipate that the noninvasive or minimally invasive ASDs will become more popular in acupuncture therapy.

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“…TENS application at acupuncture points has increased in recent years, as it is a non-invasive method of stimulating acupuncture points. Ni et al demonstrated that TENS stimulation at the P6 acupoint resulted in a decreased inflammatory response following pediatric cardiac surgery [22], while Kabalak et al showed that TENS application resulted in decreased emesis following tonsillectomy in a pediatric population [23]. Our previous study demonstrated the safety of TENS in neonates, [9] but no other studies have examined the effectiveness of NESAP against heelstick pain in infants.…”

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Does noninvasive electrical stimulation of acupuncture points reduce heelstick pain in neonates?

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Aim Noninvasive electrical stimulation at acupuncture points (NESAP) for analgesia is used in children, but has not been widely studied in neonates. The purpose of this study was to determine if NESAP alone or in combination with sucrose relieved heelstick pain in neonates. Methods Term neonates (n=162) receiving routine heelsticks for newborn screening were enrolled following parental consent. All infants received facilitated tucking and nonnutritive sucking. Neonates were randomized to standard care, sucrose, NESAP, or sucrose plus NESAP. NESAP (3.5 mA, 10 Hz) or sham was administered over 4 acupuncture points. The Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP), heart rate variability (HRV), and salivary cortisol were used to measure heelstick pain. Results PIPP scores among all 4 treatment groups increased during heelstick, F (9,119) =1.95, p 0.05, and NESAP therapy had no significant effect on PIPP scores. However, PIPP scores from baseline to heelstick increased the most in the two groups not receiving sucrose (p<0.01). Mean PIPP scores remained below 5 during the heelstick in all four groups, indicating minimal or no pain. Differences in HRV and salivary cortisol among groups were insignificant. Conclusion NESAP at 3.5 mA, 10 Hz is not effective in relieving pain during heelsticks in neonates.

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Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation Versus Ondansetron in the Prevention of Postoperative Vomiting Following Pediatric Tonsillectomy

Abstract: Application of TEAS on sedated children is an easy, painless, reliable and effective method for the prophylaxis of postoperative retching and vomiting in pediatric tonsillectomy.

Cited by 38 publications

References 28 publications

Current Management of Vomiting After Tonsillectomy in Children

Current Management of Vomiting After Tonsillectomy in Children

Modern acupuncture-like stimulation methods: a literature review

Does noninvasive electrical stimulation of acupuncture points reduce heelstick pain in neonates?

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