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British Journal of Anaesthesia, Vol 81, Issue 4 529-532, Copyright © 1998 by The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia

CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS

Laser stimulation of acupuncture point P6 reduces postoperative vomiting in children undergoing strabismus surgery

A. Schlager, T. Offer and I. Baldissera
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Division of Anaesthesia, The Leopold Franzens University of Innsbruck, Anichstrabetae 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria; Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, The Leopold Franzens University of Innsbruck, Anichstrabetae 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria

We conducted a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study to investigate the effectiveness of P6 acupuncture on postoperative vomiting in children undergoing strabismus surgery. Acupuncture was performed by laser stimulation with a low-level laser. Laser stimulation of P6 was administered 15 min before induction of anaesthesia and 15 min after arriving in the recovery room. In the laser stimulation group, the incidence of vomiting was significantly lower (25%) than that in the placebo group (85%).
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