A Study of Subtotal Gastrectomy under the Acupuncture Combined with Epidural Anesthesia of Small Dosage[J]. Acupuncture research, 1996, (2): 11-15.DOI:
Forty-eight cases with benign gastric diseases were operated using acupuncture at Zusanli (ST 36) and Neiguan(PC 6) combined with epidural anesthesia of small dosage (group A
39 cases )
and simple epidural anesthesia of small dosage (group B
9 cases). The results show that the effect in the group A is better than that in the group B. Namely
the analgesia is stronger
the tractive reaction of internal organs is lighter
the abdominal rnuscles are tnore relaxed
the dosage of anesthetic is rnuch smaller and the physiological disturbance is less in the group A.