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Acupuncture and Moxiburstion Alleviates Chronic Postoperative Pain as a Comlication of Gastrointestinal Surgery: Apropos 8 Cases  

Choi, Jun-Yong (Department of Korean Medical Science, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University)
Kim, So-Yeon (Department of Korean Medical Science, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University)
Cho, Min-Kyoung (Department of Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University)
Kim, Do-Hyung (Department of Korean Medical Science, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University)
Park, Seung-Chan (Department of Korean Medical Science, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University)
Kwon, Jung-Nam (Department of Korean Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University)
Hong, Jin-Woo (Department of Korean Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University)
Lee, In (Department of Korean Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University)
Park, Seong-Ha (Department of Korean Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University)
Han, Chang-Woo (Department of Korean Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University)
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Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine / v.26, no.2, 2012 , pp. 206-211 More about this Journal
Abstract
Here we described 8 patients treated with acupuncture and moxiburstion due to chronic postoperative pain as a comlication of gastrointestinal surgery. The patients were suffering from pain that continued for more than 6 months after laparotomy for gastric cancer (n=1), rectal cancer (n=2), cholangiocarcinoma (n=2), hepatocellular carcinoma (n=2) and ischemic colitis (n=1), respectively. Mean time elased from surgery were 31.25(${\pm}21.72$)months, pain grade on first visit by VAS(visual analogue scale, 0~10mm) was 3.75(${\pm}0.97$)point, and acupuncture and moxiburstion were performed 12.63(${\pm}5.74$)times during 5.5(${\pm}2.4$)weeks, on average. At the end of treatment, pain was decreased 2.75(${\pm}0.97$)point compared to first visit. Based on the that results, it is reasonable to assume that acupuncture and moxiburstion can be effective to persistent post-surgical pain after laparotomic gastrointestinal surgery, at least to some laparotomized patients.
Keywords
chronic postoperative pain; gastrointestinal surgery; acupuncture;
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