Safety and efficacy of wrist-ankle acupuncture in treating catheter-related bladder discomfort after transurethral resection of the prostate: a double-blind randomized clinical trial

Hou, Jianan; Li, Yanhong; Wu, Yue; Liu, Yuwan; Chen, Qingqing; Li, Yanli; Hao, Wei

doi:10.21037/gs-22-438

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“…It involves subcutaneous shallow needling and linear stimulation of nerve endings to stimulate twelve skin meridian qi and defensive qi function, promoting the operation of qi and blood and treating diseases, to achieve the purpose of ‘Tong Ze Bu Tong’ treatment of disease ( 4 , 5 ). For the urethra, prostate, and bladder, acupuncture should be done in the lower 1, lower 2, and lower 3 areas, following the direction of the three yin meridians of the foot ( 6 ). WAA treatment is mainly used in clinical practice to alleviate patients’ pain, discomfort, anxiety, and depression, and it is a fairly safe treatment method ( 7 - 9 ).…”

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Impact of wrist-ankle acupuncture on propofol dosage under the dual monitoring of density spectrum array and anesthesia consciousness index in elderly patients undergoing urologic surgery: a sham-controlled randomized clinical trial

Kong,

Ma,

Wang

et al. 2023

Transl Androl Urol

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Background Propofol is a widely used intravenous anesthetic in clinic. However, it is easy to cause serious circulatory fluctuation in elderly patients, so the dose should be reduced as appropriate. Studies have shown that wrist-ankle acupuncture (WAA) can reduce the dosage of propofol in patients undergoing painless endoscopy. Unfortunately, there is no report on whether WAA will reduce the dosage of propofol when used for anesthesia in elderly patients. The purpose of this study is to observe the effect of WAA on propofol dosage in elderly patients, and to provide a new method for maintaining circulatory stability in elderly patients under general anesthesia. Methods From October 2022 to December 2022, Hebei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine was selected. Forty-four elderly patients undergoing general anesthesia in urology department were randomly divided into two groups according to the complete random method with WAA group, consisting of 22 individuals, and non-WAA (NWAA) group, also consisting of 22 individuals. Both groups were treated with WAA or false needle acupuncture at the same site before anesthesia, respectively, and the needle was kept until the operation was finished. During the operation, the dosage of propofol was adjusted according to the depth of field monitoring density spectrum array (DSA) and anesthesia consciousness index (Ai) with anesthesia monitor. Results A total of 44 patients participated in this study, and all of them completed the experiment. There were no significant difference in sex, age, height, weight, duration of anesthesia, liver and kidney function, score of Fried frailty scale, activity of daily living (ADL), age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index (aCCI) and mini-cognitive test (Mini-Cog) between the two groups (P>0.05), but the total dose of propofol (WAA =121.5, NWAA =170.5) mg and maintenance dose (WAA =1.02±0.55, NWAA =1.76±0.67) mg/kg/h, utilization rate of vasoactive drugs during operation, recovery time after anesthesia (WAA =2, NWAA =3) min and surgeon satisfaction (WAA =9, NWAA =8.5) had significant differences (P<0.05). Conclusions Compared with NWAA group, WAA group could reduce the dosage of propofol in anesthesia for elderly patients with exocrine secretion and was beneficial to circulatory stability. Trial Registration Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ID: ChiCTR2100054132).

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Impact of wrist-ankle acupuncture on propofol dosage under the dual monitoring of density spectrum array and anesthesia consciousness index in elderly patients undergoing urologic surgery: a sham-controlled randomized clinical trial

Kong,

Ma,

Wang

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Transl Androl Urol

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Safety and efficacy of wrist-ankle acupuncture in treating catheter-related bladder discomfort after transurethral resection of the prostate: a double-blind randomized clinical trial

Abstract: Contributions: (I) Conception and design: J Hou, Y Li; (II) Administrative support: Y Li; (III) Provision of study materials or patients: W Hao; (IV)

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Impact of wrist-ankle acupuncture on propofol dosage under the dual monitoring of density spectrum array and anesthesia consciousness index in elderly patients undergoing urologic surgery: a sham-controlled randomized clinical trial

Impact of wrist-ankle acupuncture on propofol dosage under the dual monitoring of density spectrum array and anesthesia consciousness index in elderly patients undergoing urologic surgery: a sham-controlled randomized clinical trial

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