In:
Acupuncture in Medicine, SAGE Publications, Vol. 33, No. 2 ( 2015-04), p. 115-120
Abstract:
To examine the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) on inflammatory responses in patients with acute pancreatitis (AP). Methods Eighty patients with mild or severe AP were randomly allocated to a control group or an EA group. All patients were managed conservatively. In addition, the EA group received acupuncture for 30 min per day for 7 days at bilateral points ST36, LI4, TE6, ST37 and LR3. Interleukin (IL)-6, IL-10 and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were measured on admission and on day 7. The time to re-feeding and length of stay in hospital were also recorded. Results A total of 58 patients provided complete data. The characteristics of the patients in the EA and control groups were similar. After 7 days the serum concentrations of IL-10 were higher in the EA group than in the control group (mild AP: 6.2±1.2 vs 5.2±0.9 pg/mL, p 〈 0.05; severe AP: 14.9±7.8 vs 7.9±6.3 pg/mL, p 〈 0.05). For patients with severe AP, the CRP level in the EA group was lower than in the control group (p 〈 0.05). Conclusions EA may reduce the severity of AP by inducing anti-inflammatory effects and reducing the time to re-feeding; however, it did not reduce the length of hospital stay. Trial Registration Number ChiCTR-TRC-13003572.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0964-5284
,
1759-9873
DOI:
10.1136/acupmed-2014-010646
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2015
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2126127-1
