Traditional Chinese Medicine

Acupuncture anesthesia therapy is based on meridian theory, according to the acupoints along meridians required surgery, an anesthetic method use of acupuncture practices.Today, we have understand the treatment of acupuncture anesthesia contraindications and precautions.

Taboos
For some complex diseases, adhesions more, or required extensive exploration of the cases, especially for some of the more difficult of abdominal surgery, acupuncture anesthesia effect was not stable, should be noted with caution.

Precautions
1. Acupuncture anesthesia for surgery in some cases or some aspect of surviving in incomplete analgesia, muscle tension, visceral reactions, so be prepared intraoperative adjuvant. Medication is necessary to grasp the opportunity, but also control the dose to prevent side effects.
2. Acupuncture anesthesia during surgery, the patient is awake, requiring surgery knife acut, a needle knot, so steady, accurate, light, fast, to avoid duplication of effort.
3. Acupuncture operation, regardless of the way the needle or electro-acupuncture, patients are able to tolerate the strong sense is appropriate, not too strong, so as not to affect the results.