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  • Title: Intracardiac operations with extracorporeal circulation under acupuncture anaesthesia.
    Journal: Sci Sin; 1975; 18(2):271-80. PubMed ID: 1162327.
    Abstract:
    The method and clinical materials of 107 cases of direct vision intracardiac operation with extracorporeal circulation under acupuncture anaesthesia, together with a preliminary consideration of selection of patients, are reported. The most obvious benefit of acupuncture anaesthesia is the marked reduction or the absence of various post-operative respiratory symptoms and complications. Improvements on surgical technique for better result of acupuncture anaesthesia are discussed. It is stressed that further investigations for better analgesic effect are obligatory.
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