Acupuncture as An Adjunct for Sedation during Lithotripsy
Wang SM, Punjala M, Weiss D, Anderson K, Kain ZN. Acupuncture as An Adjunct for Sedation during Lithotripsy. Journal Of Alternative And Complementary Medicine 2007, 13: 241-246. PMID: 17388767, DOI: 10.1089/acm.2006.6262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcupuncture TherapyAdultAnesthesia, LocalAnxietyCombined Modality TherapyFemaleHumansKidney CalculiLithotripsyMaleMiddle AgedPain, PostoperativeTreatment OutcomeUreteral CalculiConceptsSham control groupAuricular acupuncture interventionAcupuncture groupAlfentanil consumptionControl groupPreprocedural anxietyAcupuncture interventionBody acupunctureElectroacupuncture stimulationLithotripsy proceduresYale-New Haven HospitalControl group 32Lower pain scoresVisual analog scaleNew Haven HospitalPain scoresAdult patientsPain managementAdjunct treatmentRecovery roomAnalog scalePatientsAcupunctureMedian rateNew Haven CT