Effect of Electroacupuncture Added to ERAS on Perioperative Parameters and Postoperative Quality of Life in Breast Cancer: A Single-Center, Randomized Controlled Trial.

Purpose: Acupuncture is a potentially beneficial addition to the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) strategy for improving the quality of surgical care for breast cancer. This study evaluated the advantages of acupuncture in postoperative recovery after breast cancer surgery.

Design: A prospective, blinded, randomized, case-control study.

[Study on mechanisms of acupuncture underlying improvement of CUMS-induced depression in rats based on tandem mass spectrometry proteomics technique].

Objective: To investigate the possible mechanism of "regulating qi and relieving depression" acupuncture underlying improvement of chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS)-induced depression in rats by using Tandem Mass Tags(TMT) quantitative proteomics technique.

Methods: Thirty-six male SD rats were randomly divided into control, model and acupuncture groups, with 12 rats in each group. The depression model was induced by CUMS stress for 21 days.

[ acupuncture for treatment-resistant depression: a randomized controlled trial].

Objective: To observe the effect of (regulating and relieving depression) acupuncture on the clinical symptoms of treatment-resistant depression (TRD), and to explore the relationship between the acupuncture pain sensitivity and symptom's improvement.

Methods: A total of 78 patients with TRD were randomly divided into an observation group (39 cases, 3 cases dropped off) and a control group (39 cases, 4 cases dropped off). The patients in the control group were treated with medications according to the treatment plan of psychiatrists (at least one medication was 5-hydroxytryptamine reuptake inhibitor).

Effect of Electroacupuncture Based on ERAS for Preoperative Anxiety in Breast Cancer Surgery: A Single-Center, Randomized, Controlled Trial.

Background: To evaluate the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) based on enhanced recovery after surgery on preoperative anxiety in patients undergoing breast cancer surgery.

Patients And Methods: This was a single-center, randomized, controlled, single-blind clinical trial. Between December 2018 and 2019, 144 female undergoing breast conserving surgery were assigned to conventional (A), preoperative EA (B), intraoperative EA (C), and combination of preoperative and intraoperative EA (D) groups.

Electroacupuncture treatment ameliorated the long-term cognitive impairment via activating eNOS/NO pathway and related Aβ downregulation in sepsis-survivor mice.

Objective: Sepsis is a major challenge in intensive care unit worldwide and the septic survivors are left with long-term cognitive deficits. This work aims to explore the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) on long-term cognitive function and its underlying mechanism in sepsis-survivor mice.

Methods: Sepsis was induced by cecal ligation and puncture in C57BL/6 male mice.

Acupuncture for post-stroke depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Acupuncture for post-stroke depression (PSD) has been evolving, but uncertainty remains. To assess the existing evidence from randomized clinical trials (RCTs) of acupuncture for PSD, we sought to draw conclusions by synthesizing RCTs.

Methods: An exhaustive literature search was conducted in seven electronic databases from their inception dates to April 19, 2020, to identify systematic reviews (SRs) and meta-analyses (MAs) on this topic.

Can acupuncture therapy reduce preoperative anxiety? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Acupuncture therapy has shown promise for effectively relieving preoperative anxiety. Nevertheless, previous findings from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are inconsistent and must be examined in detail.

Objective: This study systematically evaluates the efficacy and safety of acupuncture therapy for preoperative anxiety as well as the quality of evidence supporting this application.

A Case Study on Preoperative Acupuncture in Reducing the Risk of Operation.

The present study investigated the role of acupuncture as a pretreatment prior to surgery. The 72-y-old female was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer and suffered from severe anxiety before the operation. The blood pressure of the patient was elevated due to anxiety.

[Mechanism of acupoint transcutaneous electric stimulation on analgesic anesthesia in the patients undergoing general anesthesia anorectal operation].

Objective: To observe the regulatory effects of acupoint electric stimulation on the analgesic substances and the relevant indices of nerve-immunity-endocrine system in the patients undergoing general anesthesia anorectal operation.

Methods: One hundred and fifty-six patients undergoing hemorrhoids and anal fistula operation were randomized into three groups, 146 cases were included in the analysis. In the No.

[Analgesic effect of acupuncture compound anesthesia in functionality nasal endoscopic sinus surgery].

Objective: To verify the analgesic effect of acupuncture compound anesthesia in functionality nasal endoscopic sinus surgery (FNES).

Methods: Ninety patients undergoing FNES were randomly divided into three groups. Group A was treated with routine local anesthesia, and group B and C were treated with electroacupuncture at Yintang (EX-HN 3) and Yingxiang (LI 20) for 30 min before local anesthesia.

[Influence of acupuncture-drug compound anesthesia with different frequency electroacupuncture on immune function in patients undergoing pneumonectomy].

Objective: To explore different frequency electroacupuncture in acupuncture-drug compound anesthesia on analgesic effect and immune function in the pulmonary resection patients in order to recommend the best electroacupuncture frequency in acupuncture-drug compound anesthesia.

Methods: One hundred and sixty-three patients scheduled for pneumonectomy were randomly divided into group A (n = 31), B (n = 34), C (n = 32), D (n = 34) and E (n = 32). Houxi (SI 3), Zhigou (TE 6), Neiguan (PC 6) and Hegu (LI 4) were selected in the five groups.

[Discussion about acupuncture anesthesia applied to nasal operation].

In view of the characteristics of different analgesic methods applied to nasal operation, the principle of point selection in acupuncture anesthesia, the frequency of electroacupuncture and the assessment of operation, it was stated that the compound acupuncture anesthesia not only prevented from incomplete analgesia of local anesthesia, but also avoided the adverse reactions of general anesthesia in this paper. Moreover, by reducing the dose of narcotics, the unique advantage of acupuncture anesthesia could be displayed. At present, it was initially believed that a satisfactory analgesia could be achieved by acupuncture at Yingxiang (LI 2) and Yintang (EX-HN 3), with 30 Hz, continuous wave.

[Observation on the anti-stress effect of acupuncture-assisted anesthesia for puhnlmonary lobectomy patients].

Objective: To observe the anti-stress effect of acupuncture-assisted anesthesia in patients undergoing pulmonary lobectomy.

Methods: A randomized, controlled, single-blind clinical trial was conducted in the present study. A total of 48 patients undergoing pulmonary lobectomy were randomized into regular general anesthesia (RGA), general anesthesia combined with 2 Hz electroacupuncture (EA) (GA+2 Hz-EA), general anesthesia combined with 2 Hz/100 Hz EA (GA+2 Hz/100 Hz-EA), and GA + 100 Hz-EA groups (n=12).