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British Journal of Anaesthesia, Vol 84, Issue 4 463-467, Copyright © 2000 by Oxford University Press

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Acupressure and prevention of nausea and vomiting during and after spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section

D Harmon, M Ryan, A Kelly and M Bowen
Department of Anaesthesia, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

The efficacy of acupressure at the P6 point in the prevention of nausea and vomiting during and after Caesarean section was studied. A double- blind, randomized controlled study of acupressure vs placebo was designed. Ninety-four patients scheduled for Caesarean section were included. The anaesthetic technique and postoperative analgesia were standardized. The use of acupressure reduced the incidence of nausea or vomiting from 53% to 23% compared with placebo (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.34-0.25; P = 0.002) during the operation and from 66% to 36% compared with placebo (95% CI 0.34-0.19; P = 0.003) after the operation. Other variables were similar between the groups.
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