Abstract

CHAVECO BAUTISTA, Grechel et al. Acupunctural therapy effectiveness in patients with hypertensive emergencies in the primary health care. MEDISAN [online]. 2011, vol.15, n.11, pp.1557-1565. ISSN 1029-3019.

A clinical-therapeutical, randomized, and controlled trial of 108 patients with hypertension, who were attended at the Emergency Room from "Julián Grimau García" Teaching Polyclinic in Santiago de Cuba, was carried out during the period of time comprised between January and September, 2006 in order to assess the acupunctural therapy effectiveness in them, whose condition was evaluated as hypertensive emergency. The case material was divided into two groups: study and control, with 54 subjects in each case; the first patients were treated with acupuncture and the second subjects followed drug regimen, but all of them underwent Western and traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnosis. Age, gender, educational level, clinical manifestations reported by the patient before starting the treatment, toxic habits, and assessment of the therapeutic plan 60 minutes after starting it were the analyzed variables. Percentage, the chi square test of homogeneity, and the hypothesis test of mean comparison were used for the statistical validation of the obtained data. Results were considered good in 98,1 % of the patients belonging to the study group. It showed that this ancient technique was effective to control the increased blood pressure in the studied population.

Keywords : hypertensive emergency; acupunctural therapy; alternative medicine; therapeutic effectiveness; primary health car.

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