Can Battlefield Acupuncture Improve Colonoscopy Experience?

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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. One case was a patient with a life-threating morphine allergy, and 2 other cases avoided 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/benzodiazepam-based sedation by use of acupuncture to make colonoscopies safer and more pleasant.

Alternative Title

Med Acupunct

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Date

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5/1/2019

Language

English

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Journal Article

issn

1933-6586

issue

5

page end

281

page start

279

volume

30

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