WEN Fayan, ZHANG Qiaoli, ZHANG Jingqian, et al. Application of acupuncture in multimodal analgesia after lumbar surgery: a randomized controlled trial[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2026, 46(1): 43-48.
DOI:
WEN Fayan, ZHANG Qiaoli, ZHANG Jingqian, et al. Application of acupuncture in multimodal analgesia after lumbar surgery: a randomized controlled trial[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2026, 46(1): 43-48.DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250105-k0001.
Application of acupuncture in multimodal analgesia after lumbar surgery: a randomized controlled trial
To observe the short-term effect of acupuncture in multimodal analgesia after posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) in patients with lumbar degenerative diseases.
Methods
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A total of 60 patients with lumbar degenerative diseases undergoing PLIF under general anesthesia were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group
with 30 cases in each one. In the control group
the patients received routine postoperative treatment and patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA). In the observation group
on the basis of the measures as the control group
the patients received acupuncture within 24 h after operation. The acupoints were bilateral Yaotongdian (EX-UE7)
Hegu (LI4)
Houxi (SI3)
Yanglingquan (GB34)
Zusanli (ST36)
Sanyinjiao (SP6) and Taixi (KI3). Acupuncture was operated 30 min each time
once daily and for consecutive 7 days. The total PCIA consumption within 48 h after operation
and the number of patients taking etoricoxib tablets during the trial were recorded in the two groups. Before treatment
after 3 days of treatment and after 7 days treatment
the scores of visual analogue scale (VAS)
lumbar function of Japanese Orthopaedic Association scale (JOA) and 15-item quality of recovery (QOR-15) scale were observed separately in the two groups. The postoperative hospital stay was recorded in the two groups.
Results
2
Compared with the control group
the total PCIA consumption at 0-24 h and 24-48 h after operation and the number of patients taking etoricoxib tablets were reduced in th
e observation group (
P
<
0.05). After 3 days of treatment
compared with before treatment
VAS scores decreased (
P
<
0.05)
JOA scores and QOR-15 scores increased (
P
<
0.05) in each group. After 7 days of treatment
compared with before treatment and after 3 days of treatment
VAS scores were reduced (
P
<
0.05)
JOA and QOR-15 scores were elevated in each group (
P
<
0.05). After 3 and 7 days of treatment
compared with the control group
VAS scores were lower (
P
<
0.05)
while JOA and QOR-15 scores were higher in the observation group (
P
<
0.05). The difference in postoperative hospital stay was not significant statistically between the two groups (
P
>
0.05).
Conclusion
2
Acupuncture can reduce the consumption of analgesic drugs
relieve pain and accelerate postoperative recovery after PLIF in a short time.
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