Aesthetic

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The Effect of Electroacustimulation on Postoperative Nausea, Vomiting, and Pain in Outpatient Plastic Surgery Patients: A Prospective, Randomized, Blinded, Clinical Trial

Larson JD, Gutowski KA, Marcus BC, et al (Univ of Wisconsin Hosps and Clinics, Madison; NorthShore Univ HealthSystem, Chicago, IL) Plast Reconstr Surg 125:989-994, 2010^§

Abstract

Background

Current rates of postoperative nausea and vomiting experienced by outpatient surgery patients are as high as 20 to 30 percent. Electroacustimulation therapy has been demonstrated to be effective in controlling these symptoms, but trials identifying its efficacy in the outpatient surgery population are lacking.

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