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J H Modell

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Incidence of prolonged pain relief following acupuncture.

From March 1973 to Decenber 1974, 2090 electroacupuncture treatments were applied to 533 patients with chronic pain. Of 533 patients, 276 (52%) reported excellent (greater than 75%) pain relief immediately after the last treatment, and 103 (19.3%) still reported excellent pain relief on a 4-week followup questionnaire. In March 1975, the authors contacted 87 of these 103 patients. Sixty-three reported that they still had excellent pain relief 3 to 18 months after therapy, 3 patients reported that their pain still was relieved 50%, and 21 patients said their pain had returned to the same intensity as before therapy. Thus, 12% of 533 patients who received acupuncture treatment for chronic pain had a significant degree of pain relief at least 3 months after therapy.

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"Acupuncture anesthesia"--a clinical study.

Forty-two patients who were to undergo plastic surgical procedures were asked whether they would accept acupuncture as a substitute for local anesthesia. Eight patients agreed to acupuncture; one of these had 2 operative procedures with acupuncture. Five of the 9 procedures were successful; the remaining 4 required conversion to local anesthesia. After interviewing the patients, we felt that the success of "acupuncture anesthesia" was largely dependent on patient motivation, and that a patient may experience pain during surgical procedures without any change in facial expression or vital signs. We concluded that "acupuncture anesthesia" is of little value in our patient population at present. Its results are unpredictable; therefore, we anticipate that patient acceptance will be small.

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Suspected sodium nitroprusside-induced cyanide intoxication.

Sodium nitroprusside-induced cyanide intoxication has been demonstrated in the laboratory animal and has been experienced clinically during induced hypotensive anesthesia. This is a care report of a successful resuscitation of a severe cardiovascular collapse secondary to suspected sodium nitroprusside-induced cyanide intoxication.

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