Adverse Events in Acupuncture and Moxibustion Treatment: A Six-Year Survey at a National Clinic in Japan

Yamashita, Hitoshi; Tsukayama, Hiroshi; Tanno, Yasuo; Nishijo, Kazushi

doi:10.1089/acm.1999.5.229

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“…When compared with similar prospective studies on acupuncture, the AE rate of 19.18% reported in this study appears high. Yamashita et al 26 26 AEs were only reported if the practitioner or patient felt it was a problem, which may account for the low rate of AEs in their study (0.14%).…”

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confidence: 76%

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Adverse events following trigger point dry needling: a prospective survey of chartered physiotherapists

Brady

McEvoy

Dommerholt

et al. 2013

Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy

129

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confidence: 76%

“…[26][27][28][29][30][31] Results from acupuncture AE studies cannot be extrapolated and applied to TrP-DN as it differs from acupuncture in the points treated and the method and depth of needle stimulation. 27 however the majority of these could be viewed as positive such as feeling relaxed, and feeling energized.…”

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confidence: 99%

Adverse events following trigger point dry needling: a prospective survey of chartered physiotherapists

Brady

McEvoy

Dommerholt

et al. 2013

Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy

129

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“…In this study, no complications were encountered, which may be attributable to the acupuncture technique. In a previously reported series of a total of 99,442 acupuncture applications, the complication rate was found to be 0.13%-0.14% (31,32). The most frequently reported complications were dislodgement of the needle, pain, vertigo, nausea and vomiting, bleeding, fever and contact dermatitis (32,33).…”

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confidence: 95%

Acupuncture as an Antiemetic in Children who Underwent Adenoidectomy and/or Tonsillectomy

Özmert¹,

Salman²,

Sever³

et al. 2016

Turk J Anaesth Reanim

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Amaç: Postoperatif kusma genel anestezi sonrasında en sık karşıla-şılan problemlerden biridir. Etiyolojide pek çok faktörün tek başı-na veya birlikte etkili olduğu bilinmektedir. Akupunktur, Dünya Sağlık Örgütünün tamamlayıcı tedavi metodu olarak kabul ettiği bir medikal tekniktir. Burada çocuk hastalarda adenoidektomi ve/ veya tonsillektomi sonrasında görülen kusmanın tedavisi amacıyla Akupunktur deneyimimiz sunulmaktadır.Yöntemler: Çalışmaya genel anestezi altında adenoidektomi ve/ veya tonsillektomi uygulanan, 2-14 yaş arasında, ASA I-II, (n=70) hastalar dahil edildi. Hastalar çalışma ve kontrol grubu olarak, rastgele iki gruba ayrıldılar. Çalışma grubunda, akupunktur iğnesi intraoperatif dönemde 20 dakika P6 noktasında uygulandı. Gruplara postoperatif dönemde antiemetik herhangi bir tedavi verilmedi. Hastalar postoperatif dönemde grupları bilmeyen hemşireler tarafında takip edildi. Bulgular: Yaş, cinsiyet, girişim türü, anestezi süresi, girişim süresi, cerrahi uygulama ve ASA skorları göz önüne alındığında gruplar arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılık saptanmadı. Grupların kusma sayıları karşılaştırıldığında ise anlamlı farklılık olduğu saptandı. Akupunktur uygulanan grupta kusma sıklığının diğer gruba göre 0,28 kat daha az olduğu görüldü.Sonuç: Çalışmamızın sonuçları, akupunktur uygulamasının postoperatif kusmayı azaltmada açık bir etkinliği olduğunu gös-termektedir. Akupunkturun rutin kullanımı postoperatif hasta konforuna katkıda bulunmanın yanısıra tedavi veya profilaksi amacıyla ilaç kullanımını azaltacaktır.Anahtar kelimeler: Akupunktur, postoperatif kusma, adenoidektomi, tonsillektomi Objective: Postoperative vomiting (POV) is one of the most common problems following general anaesthesia, and many factors, either solely or in combination, may play a role in aetiology. Acupuncture is a technique that the World Health Organization has accepted as a complementary treatment. This study presents our experience with acupuncture for POV treatment in a study of paediatric tonsillectomy cases. Methods:The study included ASA I-II patients (n=70) aged 2-14 years who underwent tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy under general anaesthesia. The patients were randomly divided into the following two groups: control and study group. In the study group, an acupuncture needle was intraoperatively applied to the P6 acupuncture point for 20 min. Antiemetics were not administered to either group because of the standard applications in the preoperative period. The patients were postoperatively evaluated by nurses who were unaware about the techniques used in either group.Results: No statistically significant difference was determined between the groups with regard to age, sex, nature of the operation, duration of anaesthesia, duration of the operation, surgical method and ASA scores. A statistically significant difference was determined between the groups with respect to vomiting rates. The acupuncture group presented with 0.28-times fewer vomiting episodes than the control group. Conclusion:The results of the stud...

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“…Kim et al 13) and Dougherty and Fraser 6) reported spinal epidural hematoma after intraspinal injections of steroids. Also, there have been reports on spinal epidural hematoma after acupunctures 12,28) . The epidural space is an area surrounded by a plexus of epidural veins, which has been historically implicated as the source of epidural hematoma.…”

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confidence: 99%

Spinal Epidural Hematoma after Pain Control Procedure

Nam

Choi

Yang

et al. 2010

J Korean Neurosurg Soc

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J Korean Neurosurg Soc 48 : [281][282][283][284] 2010 Spinal epidural hematoma is a rare complication associated with pain control procedures such as facet block, acupuncture, epidural injection, etc. Although it is an uncommon cause of acute myelopathy, and it may require surgical evacuation. We report four patients with epidural hematoma developed after pain control procedures. Two procedures were facet joint blocks and the others were epidural blocks. Pain was the predominant initial symptom in these patients while two patients presented with post-procedural neurological deficits. Surgical evacuation of the hematoma was performed in two patients while in remaining two patients, surgery was initially recommended but not performed since symptoms were progressively improved. Three patients showed near complete recovery except for one patient who recovered with residual deficits. Although, spinal epidural hematoma is a rare condition, it can lead to serious complications like spinal cord compression. Therefore, it is important to be cautious while performing spinal pain control procedure to avoid such complications. Surgical treatment is an effective option to resolve the spinal epidural hematoma.

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Adverse Events in Acupuncture and Moxibustion Treatment: A Six-Year Survey at a National Clinic in Japan

Cited by 133 publications

References 11 publications

Adverse events following trigger point dry needling: a prospective survey of chartered physiotherapists

Adverse events following trigger point dry needling: a prospective survey of chartered physiotherapists

Acupuncture as an Antiemetic in Children who Underwent Adenoidectomy and/or Tonsillectomy

Spinal Epidural Hematoma after Pain Control Procedure

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