Feasibility of Acupuncture to Induce Sleep for Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response Testing.

Purpose Brainstem auditory evoked response (BAER) testing is often performed under general anesthesia for children unable to complete behavioral audiologic evaluation. Alternatively, acupuncture treatment may be considered appropriate for BAER. Reports of acupuncture treatment in pediatric patients are scarce but are needed to demonstrate effectiveness.

The Feasibility of Developing an Inpatient Acupuncture Program at a Tertiary Care Pediatric Hospital.

Objectives: Use of complementary and integrative health approaches has increased significantly in recent decades, with hospital-based acupuncture programs becoming more common. This article presents the feasibility of developing an inpatient acupuncture program at a pediatric hospital.

Design And Setting: In January 2014, Seattle Children's Hospital, a tertiary care pediatric hospital serving patients from a five-state region, began a 6-month pilot project offering inpatient acupuncture.