Wrist acupressure for post-operative nausea and vomiting (WrAP): A pilot study. Issue 3 (June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cooke, Marie; Rapchuk, Ivan; Doi, Suhail A.; Spooner, Amy; Wendt, Tameka; Best, Jessica; Edwards, Melannie; O'Connell, Leanda; McCabe, Donna; McDonald, John; Fraser, John; Rickard, Claire
• Is Part Of: Complementary therapies in medicine. Volume 23:Issue 3(2015)
• Page Start: 372
• Page End: 380
• Publication Date: 2015-06
• Subjects: Alternative medicine -- Periodicals; Complementary Therapies -- Periodicals; Médecines parallèles -- Périodiques; Thérapeutique -- Périodiques; Alternative medicine; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 615.5
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2015.03.007
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0965-2299

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Pilot study found preliminary support for use of acupressure for post-operative nausea/vomiting.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Large clinical trial to test efficacy of acupressure for post-operative nausea/vomiting is needed.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">A cost-effectiveness assessment should be included in a larger clinical trial.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>