Objective To observe the efficacy of comined administration of acupuncture and anesthetics for mixed hemorrhoids surgery and its postoperative complications.Methods A total of 40 cases of mixed hemorrhoid patients were randomi-zed into acupuncture-assisted anesthesia(AAA)group and narcotic drug group(control)

with 20 cases in each.For patients of AAA group

electroacupuncture(EA

2 Hz/100 Hz

9 mA)was applied to Changqiang(GV 1)and Yaoshu(GV 2)for 20 min

and 1% lidocaine(5 mL)was injected into GV 1.For patients of control group

20 mL and 10 mL of 1% lidocaine were injected into GV 2 and GV 1

separately.The patients' pain response

anus muscular relaxion state

and postoperative complications were observed to evaluate their clinical efficacy.Results Of the 20 cases in AAA and control groups

16 and 18 cases had a striking analgesic effect

4 and 2 were effective

respectively.No significant difference was found between two groups in the analgesic efficacy for surgery(P>0.05).Postoperative urinary retention

pain severity Ⅰ and Ⅱ and the cases with intoxic response in AAA and control groups were 1 and 8

16 and 6

4 and 14

and 1 and 9

separately.The effects of AAA group were significantly superior to those of control group in lessening urinary retention and toxication

and in inducing analgesia(P<0.05).Conclusion Acupuncture combined with narcotic drugs is superior to simple anesthetics for mixed hemorrhoids surgery in reducing postoperative complications.