Sedative effect of acupuncture during cataract surgery: prospective randomized double-blind study

Gioia, Luigi; Cabrini, Luca; Gemma, Marco; Fiori, Rossana; Fasce, Francesco; Bolognesi, Gianluigi; Spinelli, Alessandra; Beretta, Luigi

doi:10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.06.027

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English

Sedative effect of acupuncture during cataract surgery: prospective randomized double-blind study

ContributorsGioia, Luigi; Cabrini, Luca; Gemma, Marco; Fiori, Rossana; Fasce, Francesco; Bolognesi, Gianluigi; Spinelli, Alessandra; Beretta, Luigi

Published inJournal of cataract and refractive surgery, vol. 32, no. 11, p. 1951-1954

Publication date2006

Abstract

To assess the effectiveness of acupuncture in reducing anxiety in patients having cataract surgery under topical anesthesia.

Keywords

Acupuncture Therapy
Aged
Anesthesia, Local/methods
Anesthetics, Local/administration & dosage
Anxiety/therapy
Double-Blind Method
Humans
Lens Implantation, Intraocular
Phacoemulsification
Preoperative Care
Prospective Studies

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département des neurosciences cliniques

Research groups

Ophtalmologie expérimentale (925)

Citation (ISO format)

GIOIA, Luigi et al. Sedative effect of acupuncture during cataract surgery: prospective randomized double-blind study. In: Journal of cataract and refractive surgery, 2006, vol. 32, n° 11, p. 1951–1954. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.06.027

Article (Published version)

Identifiers

PID : unige:93175
DOI : 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.06.027
PMID : 17081902

Journal ISSN0886-3350

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Sedative effect of acupuncture during cataract surgery: prospective randomized double-blind study

To assess the effectiveness of acupuncture in reducing anxiety in patients having cataract surgery under topical anesthesia.

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