The Efficacy of Acupuncture in Post-Operative Pain Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Postoperative pain resulting from surgical trauma is a significant challenge for healthcare providers. Opioid analgesics are commonly used to treat postoperative pain; however, these drugs are associated with a number of undesirable side effects.This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the...
Main Authors: | Ming-Shun Wu, Kee-Hsin Chen, I-Fan Chen, Shihping Kevin Huang, Pei-Chuan Tzeng, Mei-Ling Yeh, Fei-Peng Lee, Jaung-Geng Lin, Chiehfeng Chen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4784927?pdf=render |
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