Auricular acupuncture for pain relief after ambulatory knee surgery: a randomized trial
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Auricular acupuncture for pain relief after ambulatory knee surgery: a randomized trial.
BACKGROUND Auricular acupuncture is a promising method for postoperative pain relief. However, there is no evidence for its use after ambulatory surgery. Our aim was to test whether auricular acupuncture is better than invasive needle control for complementary analgesia after ambulatory knee surgery. METHODS One hundred and twenty patients undergoing ambulatory arthroscopic knee surgery under...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Medical Association Journal
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0820-3946,1488-2329
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.060875