Reduction of pain after laparoscopic bariatric surgery by personalized checkpoint acupuncture

Background: Optimal pain management after bariatric surgeries remains a challenge in clinical practice. Acupuncture (AC) is known to be effective in postoperative pain management, but clinical efficacy depends on the rationale of AC point selection.

Source: Clinical Nutrition ESPEN - September 21, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: Erfan Ghanad, Sophie Staff, Christel Wei ß, Mario goncalves, Maria Joao Santos, Nuno Correia, David Ghezel-Ahmadi, Georgi Vassilev, Florian Herrle, Christoph Reissfelder, Johannes Greten, Mirko Otto, Cui Yang Source Type: research