118 patients receiving herniorrhaphy under electroacupuncture anesthesia were divided into two groups.Their adjunct acupoints were different.According to the grading crireria of the effectiveness of this method

the rate of success in these two groups was 94.2% and 83.9% respectively.the analgesic effect was better in the first group.Indications

supplementary medications

methods of acupoint selection and needle manipulation

supervision of anesthesia

techniques of surgical operation

relations between effectiveness and age

effectiveness and operative duration

and the influence of herniorrhaphy under electro-acupuncture anesthesia on the blood pressure and pulse rate of the patients were studied and summarized systematically. Results demonstrated that this method of anesthesia is applicable as a routine to herniorrhaphy of indirect inguinal hernia

direct hernia

communicating hydrops of funicular tunica vaginalis

and femoral hernia

etc.It is espe- cially applicable to the surgical manoeuvre of the femoral hernia blood press- ures were stable in most patients with hypertension

while some fluctuations of different degrees occurred in a few of them.But no adverse reactions developed.Electro-acupuncture anesthesia for herniorrhaphy is safe and trustwor- thy;patients recovered their health more rapidly.In addition to these advanta- ges

no complications occurred after anesthesia and no special nursing care was needed.It is a new method of anesthesia welcomed by surgeons

nurses

and palients.