Acupressure in Management of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in High-Risk Ambulatory Surgical Patients.

CONCLUSIONS: Acupressure is an effective minimal risk and low-cost adjunctive therapy for prevention and treatment in ambulatory surgical patients at high risk for PONV. Further studies using other acupressure points should be conducted. PMID: 28739058 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28739058?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing - July 27, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Hofmann D, Murray C, Beck J, Homann R Tags: J Perianesth Nurs Source Type: research