[Electroacupuncture combined with conduction anesthesia in operations on varicose veins of the lower limbs]

A combination of conduction anesthesia and electroacupuncture was used for obtaining an adequate adaptive effect in 22 patients with varicose dilatation of veins. Good sedative effect was obtained in 12 patients, satisfactory--in 6 patients. In 4 patients minimum doses of droperidol were additionally injected. Antinociceptive therapy in corporal and auricle points in the postoperative period permitted exclusion of narcotics in 14 patients, in 8 patients their doses were considerably lower.