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According to a study presented at the 2021 Anesthesiology Annual Meeting, patients who received acupuncture during total knee arthroplasty reported less pain and needed fewer opioids to manage their discomfort
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The results of the study showed that 65% of patients who received acupuncture during surgery had a low-dose or opioid-free postoperative experience, compared to 9% of patients outside the study
"Total knee arthroplasty is one of the most common surgical procedures in the United States and is usually very painful, so it is very necessary to explore non-opioid analgesia techniques for this type of surgery
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" said Stephanie Cheng, MD, who is the main focus of this research.
The study included 41 patients who underwent special surgical procedures in the hospital
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All patients received the institution's standard opioid retention multimodal analgesia program, plus electroacupuncture
Compared with the historical control group, with the increase in acupuncture and moxibustion treatment, most patients' use of opioids decreased significantly after surgery
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From induction of anesthesia to 30 days postoperatively, 65% of patients maintained low-dose opioid therapy, 15 tablets or less of oxycodone (57.
"Our research shows that if a well-trained acupuncturist performs acupuncture treatment in the operating room, it can help patients recover from postoperative pain," said Dr.
Cheng
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"But most studies have not used non-traditional techniques such as acupuncture and moxibustion to help reduce dependence on opioids for postoperative pain control
In the context of the opioid epidemic, achieving low-dose perioperative opioid consumption is essential to reduce the risk of patients using opioids for a long time
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Dr.
