Detail information
ID ENCL000165
Year 1990
Surgery Brain Operations in Temporo-Fronto-Occipital Region
Acupoint
Acupoint Code
Jinmen BL63
Taichong LR3
Fengchi GB20
Anmian EX-HN22
Shangxing GV23
Xihui
naogan AT3,4i
Taiyang
shenmen TF4
shen CO10
jiaogan AH6a
fei CO14
Cuanzhu BL2
Yuyao EX-HN4
Shuaigu GB8
Hanyan GB4
Side
Description The acupoints consisted of ear needling and body needling.
Experimental Description Three controlled groups are presented for comparison: 1) 0.1% lidocaine alone; 2) acupuncture plus normal saline; 3) acupuncture plus 0.1% lidocaine.
Sample Count 174
Age 17-75
Control
Std
Placebo
0.1% lidocaine alone;acupuncture plus normal saline
Experiment acupuncture plus 0.1% lidocaine
Auxiliary Medication Adjuvant drugs used were half-dosage Innovar and 0.1% lidocaine for scalp infiltration.
Stimulation Method EA
Anesthesia Method
AAA
Clinical Trial Type randomly
Effector The resultant P value was less than 0.005, with remarkable statistical significance. It is revealed that 0.1% lidocaine per se cannot achieve satisfactory analgesia, whereas the efficacy of acupuncture can be greatly enhanced by the combination of 0.1% lidocaine and acupuncture. This method is proved as an effectual means to offset the incomplete analgesia of acupuncture, especially for those requiring intraoperative demonstration of surgical effects, to avoid impairment to functional areas of cerebral cortex, which are undoubtedly superior to general anesthesia.
Positive
Literature
PMID 2125869
Title [Application of acupuncture anesthesia during craniocerebral operation in temporo-fronto-occipital region].
Abstract The paper reports 174 cases of brain operations in temporo-fronto-occipital region by using the regime of combined acupuncture and medication. The patients comprised of 122 males and 52 females. The acupoints consisted of ear needling and body needling. Adjuvant drugs used were half-dosage Innovar and 0.1% lidocaine for scalp infiltration. According to the documented two-grade scaling criteria, 97.1% patients belonged to grade I. No obvious discrepancy existed between ear needling group and body needling one. Three controlled groups are presented for comparison: 1) 0.1% lidocaine alone; 2) acupuncture plus normal saline; 3) acupuncture plus 0.1% lidocaine. The resultant P value was less than 0.005, with remarkable statistical significance. It is revealed that 0.1% lidocaine per se cannot achieve satisfactory analgesia, whereas the efficacy of acupuncture can be greatly enhanced by the combination of 0.1% lidocaine and acupuncture. This method is proved as an effectual means to offset the incomplete analgesia of acupuncture, especially for those requiring intraoperative demonstration of surgical effects, to avoid impairment to functional areas of cerebral cortex, which are undoubtedly superior to general anesthesia."
Souce Zhen Ci Yan Jiu. 1990;15(2):92-6.