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- Title
Acupuncture versus Lornoxicam in the Treatment of Acute Renal Colic: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
- Authors
Zhang, Xiaohua; Liu, Xinguo; Ye, Qiongxiang; Wang, Xunbao; Chen, Jinjun; Wang, Zhiyong; Zhao, Pengfei; Tao, Baozhou; Xu, Guoping; Xu, Wanfeng; Wu, Kan; Xiao, Yao; Yang, Li; Tian, Junqiang; Wang, Juan; Dong, Zhilong; Wang, Zhiping
- Abstract
For the patients in group A, needles were vertically inserted into bilateral SP6 and SP9 acupoints, up to 1 cun under the skin, and the acupuncturist manipulated the needles until patients had intensive deqi feeling (sour, numb, swelling up, or painful). Exclusion Criteria Patients were excluded if they fulfilled the following criteria: (i) ureteral stricture or deformity; (ii) renal colic caused by a steinstrasse after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy; (iii) unstable vital signs, for example, septic shock; (iv) unable to cooperate with treatment due to mental illness or cognitive impairment; (v) pregnant and menstruating women; (vi) allergic to NSAIDs; (vii) active gastrointestinal ulcer/bleeding; (viii) needle sickness, coagulation and fibrinolysis disorder, long-term anticoagulant, sedative, analgesic, or antidepressant therapy; (ix) other conditions unsuitable for an entry into the study, as defined by the researcher.
- Subjects
RENAL colic; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; ACUPUNCTURE
- Publication
Journal of Pain Research, 2021, Vol 14, p3637
- ISSN
1178-7090
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2147/JPR.S339006