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- Title
Patient safety incidents from acupuncture treatments: a review of reports to the National Patient Safety Agency.
- Authors
Wheway, Jayne; Agbabiaka, Taofikat B; Ernst, Edzard
- Abstract
Acupuncture is frequently employed to treat chronic pain syndromes or other chronic conditions. Nevertheless, there is a growing literature on adverse events (AEs) from treatments including pneumothorax, cardiac tamponade and spinal cord injury. Acupuncture is provided in almost all NHS pain clinics and by an increasing number of GP's and physiotherapists. Considering acupuncture's popularity, its safety has become an important public health issue.
- Publication
The International journal of risk & safety in medicine, 2012, Vol 24, Issue 3, p163
- ISSN
1878-6847
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.3233/JRS-2012-0569