Can battlefield acupuncture improve colonoscopy experience?
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Title
Can battlefield acupuncture improve colonoscopy experience?
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Med Acupunct (2018) Abdelfatah, Mohamed
Abstract
Background: currently, patients undergoing colonoscopy receive sedation, but pain management with acupuncture could be a safer alternative. Cases: this article describes 3 cases for which battlefield acupuncture was applied during colonoscopy to avoid using opioids for sedation completely. Results: pain was reduced in all 3 cases to allow completion of colonoscopies without sedation. In case 2, the patient also gained relief of preexisting mild joint pain. Conclusions: more data are needed, so potentially more patients can indeed avoid morphine/benzodiacepam-based by use of acupuncture to make colonoscopies safer and more pleasant.
Alternative Title
Med Acupunct
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English
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doi
10.1089/acu.2018.1289
issn
1933-6586
issue
5
page end
281
page start
279
volume
30