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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Feb 16, 2023; 15(2): 56-63
Published online Feb 16, 2023. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v15.i2.56
Published online Feb 16, 2023. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v15.i2.56
Study of wrist-ankle acupuncture therapy for optimizing anaesthesia scheme of painless gastroscopy and improving painless gastroscopy related complications
Li-Yan Zheng, Department of Anesthesiology, Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen 361000, Fujian Province, China
Sui-Cai Mi, Department of Oncology, Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen 361000, Fujian Province, China
Ling-Yan Wu, Department of Nephropathy, Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen 361000, Fujian Province, China
Zheng-Jin Xu, Department of Nephrology, Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen 361000, Fujian Province, China
Hao Lu, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen 361000, Fujian Province, China
Author contributions: Zheng LY, Wu LY, Lu H, and Mi SC performed the research; Mi SC and Lu H designed the research study; Xu ZJ and Lu H contributed to the collection and assembly of data; Lu H, Zheng LY, and Wu LY analysed the data; Zheng LY, Wu LY, and Mi SC wrote the paper.
Supported by Xiamen Medical and Health Guidance Project Section , No. 3502Z20224ZD1169 ; Xiamen sixth batch of TCM Reserve Talent Training Project , No. 136,2022.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (approval No: 20211129).
Informed consent statement: Informed written consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors declare that they have no conflict of interest with this work.
Data sharing statement: All data during the study period are included in the public database.
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Corresponding author: Sui-Cai Mi, MMed, Deputy Director, Department of Oncology, Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 1739 Xianyue Road, Huli District, Xiamen 361000, Fujian Province, China. boyuexinling@163.com
Received: October 1, 2022
Peer-review started: October 1, 2022
First decision: November 22, 2022
Revised: November 22, 2022
Accepted: January 9, 2023
Article in press: January 9, 2023
Published online: February 16, 2023
Peer-review started: October 1, 2022
First decision: November 22, 2022
Revised: November 22, 2022
Accepted: January 9, 2023
Article in press: January 9, 2023
Published online: February 16, 2023
Core Tip
Core Tip: The use of wrist ankle acupuncture can optimize the anesthetic regimen during painless gastroscopy, significantly reduce the total dose of propofol during the examination without affecting the examination operation and the satisfaction of the examiner and the patient, thus shortening the patient's awakening time and autonomous activity time, reducing the occurrence of hiccup during the examination and nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, abdominal pain and other complications after the operation, It is beneficial to the development of painless gastroscopy in clinical practice, and improve the compliance and tolerance of patients.