Uso de la analgesia acupuntural quirúrgica en la herniorrafía inguinal. The use of surgical acupunctural analysis in inguinal herniarhaphy
Abstract
Por la importancia que ha alcanzado en nuestro país la aplicación de la medicina natural y tradicional y dentro de ésta la acupuntura, no sólo en el orden clínico sino con fines quirúrgicos, se realizó un estudio descriptivo y retrospectivo de 40 pacientes operados por hernia inguinal en el Hospital General Docente "Abel Santamaría Cuadrado" de Pinar del Río durante el período comprendido de enero a julio del año 2003, con el objetivo de evaluar la efectividad de la analgesia quirúrgica acupuntural en este tipo de cirugía. Se conformaron dos grupos (control y estudio). Al control se le aplicó anestesia espinal y al de estudio, analgesia quirúrgica acupuntural. Se comparó grado de analgesia transoperatoria y postoperatoria, así como las complicaciones. Se determinó el grado de satisfacción de los pacientes, para lo cual fue aplicada una escala analógica visual, siendo buena en un 90% de los pacientes, a los cuales se les aplicó la analgesia acupuntural. Este proceder es inocuo, de fácil aplicación, bien aceptado por el paciente, y representa un ahorro económico considerable, ya que disminuye los costos hospitalarios, por lo que recomendamos su empleo de forma sistemática. En todos los pacientes se aplicó la cirugía mayor ambulatoria.
Palabras clave: ACUPUNTURA, ANALGESIA, HERNIA INGUINAL, MEDICINA TRADICIONAL.
ABSTRACT
By the importance the application of the traditional and natural medicine has gotten in our country, specially acupuncture, not only clinically but also with surgical purposes, a descriptive and retrospective study was performed with 40 patients operated on for inguinal hernia at "Abel Santamaría Cuadrado" Teaching University Hospital in Pinar del Río, from January to July 2003, with the purpose of assessing the effectiveness of the surgical acupunctural analgesia in this type of surgery. Two groups were formed (control and study). The control group was applied spinal anesthesia, and the study group was applied surgical acupunctural analgesia. The degree of transoperative and post-operative analgesia was compared, as well as the complications. The degree of the patient's satisfaction was registered, for which a visual analogical scale was applied, being good in 90% patients who underwent acupunctural analgesia. This procedure is harmless, easily applicable, well accepted by the patient, and represents a significant economical saving since it diminishes hospital costs. This is why its systematic use is recommended. All patients underwent major ambulatory surgery.
Key words: ACUPUNCTURE, ANALGESIA, INGUINAL HERNIA, TRADITIONAL MEDICINE.
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