Electroacupuncture in perioperative anesthesia and analgesia management: a non-invasive adjuvant treatment
Journal Title: TMR Non-Drug Therapy - Year 2021, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Anesthesia is mainly a kind of reversible functional inhibition of the central nervous system and (or) peripheral nervous system through drugs or other methods. In modern clinical medicine, modern anesthesiology is a comprehensive subject, which mainly includes clinical anesthesia, pain diagnosis and treatment, intensive care treatment, first aid and resuscitation, etc. Electroacupuncture is developed based on acupuncture therapy which is an important part of traditional Chinese medicine. It uses the comprehensive efficacy of acupuncture and electrical stimulation to deliver electrical energy through acupoints to achieve therapeutic effects. It has been widely used in recent years in clinical. This article summarizes the analgesic mechanism of electroacupuncture and its application in different anesthesia methods, so that clinicians have a deeper understanding of the clinical application of electroacupuncture and promote its clinical application.
Authors and Affiliations
Cheng-Yun Hu, Lai Jiang, Zhe-Tao Zhang, Chao-Liang Tang
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- DOI 10.12032/TMRND20210416028
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