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April 22, 2026Journal of Investigative Surgery0 citationsOpen Access

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Acupoint Stimulation After Anesthesia Induction Does Not Decrease Nausea and Vomiting After Hepatectomy: A Multi-Center Double-Blinded Clinical Trial

SHShan HeAir Force Medical University ZLZhifeng LvFirst Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine HWHongxia WangQinghai Provincial Peoples Hospital

Key Points

This research investigates whether acupoint stimulation after anesthesia induction reduces nausea and vomiting following hepatectomy.
Conducted a multi-center double-blinded clinical trial.
Compared acupoint stimulation with a control in patients undergoing hepatectomy.
Measured incidence of nausea and vomiting post-anesthesia induction.
No significant reduction in nausea and vomiting was observed in the acupoint stimulation group compared to the control group.
Patients receiving acupoint stimulation reported similar levels of nausea after surgery as those who did not.

Abstract

ClinicalTrial.gov (NCT05396716), https://clinicaltrials.gov.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69e864c46e0dea528dde97ce https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/08941939.2026.2653912

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