OBJECTIVE: Options for pharmacological @entity1337 in @entity1 who have undergone Caesarean section (CS) are often restricted. Acupuncture is a promising tool for treating @entity282 . We aimed to study the feasibility and acceptability of acupuncture as an additional method of @entity1337 in CS @entity1 in a prospective observational pilot investigation. METHODS: Twenty-two @entity1 scheduled for elective CS under spinal anaesthesia were enrolled according to set inclusion criteria. Each @entity1 received auricular and body acupuncture with 20 indwelling fixed needles according to previously validated protocols of acupuncture for postoperative @entity1337 . @entity158 intensity on an 11-point verbal rating scale (VRS-11, where 0=no @entity158 and 10= @entity158 ), @entity1337 -related side effects, time to mobilisation and Foley catheter removal after CS, and @entity1 ' compliance and satisfaction with treatment of @entity158 on a 5-point VRS (VRS-5, where 1=excellent; 5=bad) were recorded. RESULTS: Twenty @entity1 were included in the final analysis. One @entity1 was disturbed by paraesthesia at the site of needling. All other @entity1 tolerated acupuncture well. @entity158 intensity on movement on the first postoperative day was 4.3  2.4 (mean  SD; VRS-11) and decreased to 2.2  1.2 on the day of discharge. @entity1 satisfaction was 1.9  0.8 (mean  SD; VRS-5) and compliance (rated by their nurses) was 1.5  0.5 (mean  SD; VRS-5). CONCLUSIONS: Acupuncture for additional @entity1337 after CS was well accepted. The primary outcome measurement was feasible and allowed the sample size to be calculated for a future randomised controlled trial.

Acupuncture for XXXX control after Caesarean section: a prospective observational pilot study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient', 'Patient'] @entity1337 :: ('MESH:D000699', 'Disease') :: ['analgesia'] @entity282 :: ('MESH:D010149', 'Disease') :: ['postoperative pain'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['Pain', 'pain', 'maximal pain']
@entity158 :: (MESH:D010146,Disease) :: ['pain']
