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British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2000, Vol. 85, No. 2 267-270
© 2000 The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia

Korean hand acupressure reduces postoperative vomiting in children after strabismus surgery

A. Schlager*, M. Boehler and F. Pühringer

Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Division of Anaesthesia,The Leopold-Franzens-University of Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria

A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of Korean hand acupuncture in preventing postoperative vomiting in children scheduled for strabismus surgery. In one group, acupressure was performed 30 min before induction of anaesthesia by applying an acupressure disc onto the Korean hand acupuncture point K-K9; the disc remained in situ for at least 24 h. The second group functioned as placebo group. The treatment groups did not differ with regard to patient characteristics, surgical procedure and anaesthetic administered. In the acupressure group, the incidence of vomiting was significantly lower (20%) than in the placebo group (68%). We conclude that Korean hand acupressure of the acupuncture point K-K9 is an effective method for reducing postoperative vomiting in children after strabismus repair.

Br J Anaesth 2000; 85: 267–70

* Corresponding author


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