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Clinical Trial
. 1991 Dec;67(6):779-80.
doi: 10.1093/bja/67.6.779.

P6 acupuncture and postoperative vomiting after tonsillectomy in children

S M Yentis  1 , B Bissonnette
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Clinical Trial

P6 acupuncture and postoperative vomiting after tonsillectomy in children

S M Yentis et al. Br J Anaesth. 1991 Dec.
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Abstract

We have studied the effect of P6 acupuncture on postoperative vomiting in 45 children undergoing tonsillectomy. After induction of anaesthesia and before the start of surgery, 50% of the patients received P6 acupuncture (in the middle of the ventral surface of the wrist) for 5 min. There was no difference in the incidence of vomiting between the acupuncture (39%) and non-acupuncture (36%) groups. We conclude that, when administered after induction of anaesthesia, P6 acupuncture is ineffective in reducing vomiting after tonsillectomy in children.

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