Electro-acupuncture Stimulation at Acupoints Reduced the Severity of Hypotension During Anesthesia in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation | Zendy

Mohammad Ali Sahmeddini | Zendy; Mohammad Hossein Eghbal | Zendy; Mohammad Bagher Khosravi | Zendy; Sina Ghaffaripour | Zendy; Farahzad Janatmakan | Zendy; Sakine Shokrizade | Zendy

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Electro-acupuncture Stimulation at Acupoints Reduced the Severity of Hypotension During Anesthesia in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation

Author(s) -

Mohammad Ali Sahmeddini,

Mohammad Hossein Eghbal,

Mohammad Bagher Khosravi,

Sina Ghaffaripour,

Farahzad Janatmakan,

Sakine Shokrizade

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

journal of acupuncture and meridian studies

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.374

H-Index - 32

eISSN - 2093-8152

pISSN - 2005-2901

DOI - 10.1016/j.jams.2011.11.001

Subject(s) - medicine , liver transplantation , acupuncture , anesthesia , hemodynamics , transplantation , central venous pressure , norepinephrine , liver disease , blood pressure , surgery , heart rate , pathology , dopamine , alternative medicine

Patients with end-stage liver diseases who undergo liver transplantation may suffer from hypotension related to the liver disease itself or related to the surgical procedure. Because electro-acupuncture (EA) at the Neiguan (PC-6) and the Jianshi (PC-5) points influences hemodynamics, we hypothesize that electro-acupuncture at the traditionally used acupuncture points will reduce the severity of hypotension in patients who undergo liver transplantation.

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