caa a22 4500 445374284 CHVBK 20180317142957.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20111001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00540-011-1198-0 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00540-011-1198-0 Effect of acupuncture on nausea and/or vomiting during and after cesarean section in comparison with ondansetron [Elektronische Daten] [Alaa El-Deeb, Mona Ahmady] Purpose: Acupuncture has been used for the management of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). This study compared the effect of electrical acustimulation with ondansetron for preventing intraoperative and postoperative emetic symptoms and improving patient satisfaction. Methods: After gaining ethical approval, 450 parturients scheduled for elective cesarean delivery were randomly allocated to receive either electrical stimulation using P6 acupoint (pericardium 6) bilaterally for 30min before spinal anesthesia (group III; n=150), or 4mg ondansetron 30min before spinal anesthesia (group II; n=150), or placebo (group II; n=150). Nausea and vomiting were evaluated and recorded intraoperatively and postoperative for 24h by an independent anesthetist. Results: The three groups were not significantly different with respect to intraoperative ephedrine dose and duration of surgery. Nausea and vomiting occurred statistically significantly less often in the active treatment groups (II, III) during operation and for 6h postoperatively. There was no statistically significant difference between the groups in the incidence of nausea and vomiting from 6 to 24h postoperatively. Patient satisfaction with PONV control was higher with the active treatment groups compared with group I. Conclusion: Electrical acustimulation is comparable to ondansetron in prevention of PONV during and after cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia and in improving patient satisfaction. Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists, 2011 Acupuncture nationallicence Nausea nationallicence Vomiting nationallicence Ondansetron nationallicence El-Deeb Alaa Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt aut Ahmady Mona Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt aut Journal of Anesthesia Springer Japan 25/5(2011-10-01), 698-703 0913-8668 25:5<698 2011 25 540 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-011-1198-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-011-1198-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- El-Deeb Alaa Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ahmady Mona Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Anesthesia Springer Japan 25/5(2011-10-01), 698-703 0913-8668 25:5<698 2011 25 540 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer