Intraoperative pediatric acupuncture is widely accepted by parents

Medical acupuncture is increasingly recognized for reducing postoperative pain, nausea and emergence agitation. Anesthetic induction is an ideal time to perform acupuncture in an effort to reduce the adverse side effects of surgery. Acupuncture is safe, inexpensive and does not lengthen the duration of anesthesia. There are however no published reports of how often patients will choose intraoperative acupuncture when given the opportunity to do so.
Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Tags: 2016 ESPO Congress Source Type: research