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Auricular Acupunctures are Effective for the Prevention of Postoperative Agitation in Old Patients
Young-Chang P Arai1, Akihiro Ito, Soki Hibino
1Multidisciplinary Pain Centre, Aichi Medical University, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Toki General Hospital, Gifu and Departments of Anesthesiology, Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Nursing, Kochi Medical School, Japan.
Abstract:
Postoperative cognitive problems and delirium are not uncommon in the elderly. We reported four cases in which auricular acupunctures on the 'Shenmen' and 'Point Zero' points successfully managed postoperative problematic behaviors of the three patients with dementia and the one patient postoperatively demonstrating an agitated behavior.
