Effect of Auricular Acupressure Therapy for the Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting After Gynecological Surgery

Objective: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is still a troubling problem in patients who undergo gynecological surgery, especially in patients using morphine for patient-controlled analgesia (PCA). In this study, we investigated whether auricular acupressure therapy reduced the incidence of...

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Main Authors:	Chung-Hsin Huang, Yung-Wei Hsu, Chien-Chuan Chen
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	Elsevier 2005-09-01
Series:	Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Subjects:	auricular acupressure therapy patient-controlled analgesia postoperative nausea and vomiting
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1028455909601467
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