Abstract

MIRABAL MIRABAL, María E et al. The use of surgical acupunctural analysis in inguinal herniarhaphy. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2006, vol.10, n.1, pp.01-10. ISSN 1561-3194.

By the importance the application of the traditional and natural medicine has gotten in our country, specially acupuncture, not only clinically but also with surgical purposes, a descriptive and retrospective study was performed with 40 patients operated on for inguinal hernia at "Abel Santamaría Cuadrado" Teaching University Hospital in Pinar del Río, from January to July 2003, with the purpose of assessing the effectiveness of the surgical acupunctural analgesia in this type of surgery. Two groups were formed (control and study). The control group was applied spinal anesthesia, and the study group was applied surgical acupunctural analgesia. The degree of transoperative and post-operative analgesia was compared, as well as the complications. The degree of the patient's satisfaction was registered, for which a visual analogical scale was applied, being good in 90% patients who underwent acupunctural analgesia. This procedure is harmless, easily applicable, well accepted by the patient, and represents a significant economical saving since it diminishes hospital costs. This is why its systematic use is recommended. All patients underwent major ambulatory surgery.

Keywords : ACUPUNCTURE; ANALGESIA; INGUINAL HERNIA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE.

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