BACKGROUND: Acupuncture for @entity282 remains controversial. Potential sources of bias are failures in @entity1 -blinding and therapist- @entity1 interactions. Our study investigates the effects of electrical auricular acupuncture (AA) on @entity282 in @entity1 undergoing laparoscopy with an emphasis on @entity1 -blinding and the exclusion of therapist- @entity1 interactions. METHODS: With institutional review board approval and written informed consent, we included 40 female @entity1 undergoing laparoscopy. @entity1 were randomly assigned to receive AA (shen @entity1 , thalamus and one segmental organ-specific point) or electrodes only and an electrical stimulation device. All @entity1 received this intervention under general anesthesia guaranteeing @entity1 blinding and excluding therapist- @entity1 interactions. Needles and devices were removed 72 hours postoperatively. Postoperatively, @entity1 received 1,000 mg @entity1443 every 6 hours. Additional @entity22730 was given on demand. A blinded observer obtained the VAS scores at 0, 2, 24, 48, and 72 hours as well as the postoperatively administered doses of @entity22730 . RESULTS: There was no difference in VAS scores or the consumption of @entity22730 during the first 72 hours postoperatively between groups (acupuncture versus placebo: 2.32 [1.40-3.25] versus 2.62 [1.89-3.36] average @entity158 on VAS 0-10; 15.3 [12.0-18.6] mg versus 13.9 [10.5-17.3] mg @entity22730 ). Values are expressed as mean [CI]. CONCLUSION: Our study shows no @entity282 or an opioid sparing effect of auricular acupuncture in @entity1 undergoing laparoscopic procedures. Because we emphasized blinding of the @entity1 and the exclusion of therapist- @entity1 interactions, our study suggests that electrical auricular acupuncture has no effect on @entity282 .

Auricular acupuncture for XXXX after gynecological surgery: a randomized controlled trail.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'Patients', 'patients', 'patient', 'men'] @entity22730 :: ('MESH:D010892', 'Chemical') :: ['piritramide'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain'] @entity1443 :: ('MESH:D000082', 'Chemical') :: ['paracetamol'] @entity282 :: ('MESH:D010149', 'Disease') :: ['postoperative pain', 'reduction in postoperative pain']
@entity282 :: (MESH:D010149,Disease) :: ['postoperative pain']
