Electroacupuncture for post-thoracotomy pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
So-Hyeon ParkYee Ran LyuSo Jung ParkMin Seok OhIn-Chul JungEun-Jung LeePublished in: PloS one (2021)
Current evidence suggests that electroacupuncture might provide useful pain relieving effect on post-thoracotomy patients. However, due to low quality and high heterogeneity of existing data, further rigorously designed studies should be performed to confirm the safety and efficacy.
Keyphrases
- neuropathic pain
- chronic pain
- end stage renal disease
- pain management
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- aortic valve replacement
- peritoneal dialysis
- spinal cord injury
- spinal cord
- electronic health record
- aortic valve
- quality improvement
- left ventricular
- case control
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation