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KMID : 1123920120260020206
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Korean Journal of Oriental Physiology and Pathology
2012 Volume.26 No. 2 p.206 ~ p.211
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Acupuncture and Moxiburstion Alleviates Chronic Postoperative Pain as a Comlication of Gastrointestinal Surgery: Apropos 8 Cases
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Choi Jun-Yong
Kim So-Yeon
Cho Min-Kyoung
Kim Do-Hyung
Park Seung-Chan
Kwon Jung-Nam
Hong Jin-Woo
Lee In
Park Seong-Ha
Han Chang-Woo
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Abstract
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Here we described 8 patients treated with acupuncture and moxiburstion due to chronic postoperative pain as a comlication of gastrointestinal surgery. The patients were suffering from pain that continued for more than 6 months after laparotomy for gastric cancer (n=1), rectal cancer (n=2), cholangiocarcinoma (n=2), hepatocellular carcinoma (n=2) and ischemic colitis (n=1), respectively. Mean time elased from surgery were 31.25(±21.72)months, pain grade on first visit by VAS(visual analogue scale, 0~10mm) was 3.75(±0.97)point, and acupuncture and moxiburstion were performed 12.63(±5.74)times during 5.5(±2.4)weeks, on average. At the end of treatment, pain was decreased 2.75(±0.97)point compared to first visit. Based on the that results, it is reasonable to assume that acupuncture and moxiburstion can be effective to persistent post-surgical pain after laparotomic gastrointestinal surgery, at least to some laparotomized patients.
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KEYWORD
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chronic postoperative pain, gastrointestinal surgery, acupuncture
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