10. Analgesic effect of electroacupuncture at bl.31-bl.32-bl.33 acupoints on patients after hemorrhoid surgery on day 2

Ta Dang Quang1, Le Thi Thu Huong
1 Trường Đại học Y Hà Nội

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Post-operative pain after hemorrhoidectomy is a common problem, thus finding safe solutions to reduce pain after surgery with few adverse effects has always been an issue. This study aimed to evaluate the analgesic effect of electroacupunture at the BL.31-BL.32-BL.33 acupuncture points after Milligan Morgan hemorrhoid surgery. 60 patients were divided into 2 groups: electro-acupuncture group and oral Efferalgan Codeine group. The results show that the average reductions in VAS (Visual Analogue Scale) scores in the study and control groups were 2.97 ± 0.77 and 2.5 ± 1.04 respectively (difference between two groups was statistically significant, p<0.05). No adverse effects of the group using electroacupuncture were reported during the study.

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