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Laser stimulation of acupuncture point P6 reduces postoperative vomiting
in children undergoing strabismus surgery
Br J Anaesth 1998 Oct;81(4):529-32
Schlager A, Offer T, Baldissera I
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Leopold Franzens
University of Innsbruck, Austria.
We conducted a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study to
investigate the effectiveness of P6 acupuncture on postoperative vomiting in
children undergoing strabismus surgery. Acupuncture was performed by laser
stimulation with a low-level laser. Laser stimulation of P6 was administered
15 min before induction of anaesthesia and 15 min after arriving in the
recovery room. In the laser stimulation group, the incidence of vomiting was
significantly lower (25%) than that in the placebo group (85%).
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