Perioperative Electroacupuncture Can Accelerate the Recovery of Gastrointestinal Function in Cancer Patients Undergoing Pancreatectomy or Gastrectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The effect of perioperative acupuncture on accelerating gastrointestinal function recovery has been reported in colorectal surgery and distal gastrectomy (Billroth-II). However, the evidence in pancreatectomy and other gastrectomy is still limited. A prospective, randomized controlled trial was cond...

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Published in:Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine 2021, Vol.2021, p.5594263-11
Main Authors: Qiu, Guotong, Huang, Tao, Lu, Yang, Zhang, Lipeng, Zhao, Yajie, Yuan, Yong, Ren, Hu, An, Jun, Zhou, Jincao, Li, Rongjun, Du, Yongxing, Wang, Tuoran, Wang, Peng, He, Fang, Ding, Yunqing, Zhang, Jianwei, Han, Bin, Lan, Zhongmin, Qi, Shulan, Li, Zongze, Gao, Jianyong, Gu, Zongting, Sun, Yuemin, Bai, Xiaofeng, Aimaiti, Saderbieke, Chu, Yunmian, Wang, Chengfeng
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Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Abdominal surgery
Acupuncture
Adhesives
Cancer therapies
Chemotherapy
Defecation
Electroacupuncture
Gastrectomy
Gastric cancer
Gastrointestinal surgery
Hospitals
Normal distribution
Pancreatectomy
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Parenteral nutrition
Patients
Perioperative care
Radiation therapy
Recovery (Medical)
Skin
Surgery
Tumors
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Summary:The effect of perioperative acupuncture on accelerating gastrointestinal function recovery has been reported in colorectal surgery and distal gastrectomy (Billroth-II). However, the evidence in pancreatectomy and other gastrectomy is still limited. A prospective, randomized controlled trial was conducted between May 2018 and August 2019. Consecutive patients undergoing pancreatectomy or gastrectomy in our hospital were randomly assigned to the electroacupuncture (EA) group and the control group. The patients in the EA group received transcutaneous EA on Bai-hui (GV20), Nei-guan (PC6), Tian-shu (ST25), and Zu-san-li (ST36) once a day in the afternoon, and the control group received sham EA. Primary outcomes were the time to first flatus and time to first defecation. In total, 461 patients were randomly assigned to the groups, and 385 were analyzed finally (EA group, n = 201; control group, n = 184). Time to first flatus (3.0 ± 0.7 vs 4.2 ± 1.0, P
ISSN:1741-427X
1741-4288
DOI:10.1155/2021/5594263