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| Title |
Acupuncture is a feasible treatment for post-thoracotomy pain: results of a prospective pilot trial
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Anesthesiology, May 2006
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2253-6-5 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Andrew J Vickers, Valerie W Rusch, Vivek T Malhotra, Robert J Downey, Barrie R Cassileth |
| Abstract |
Thoracotomy is associated with severe pain that may persist for years. Acupuncture is a complementary therapy with a proven role in pain control. A randomized trial showed that acupuncture was effective in controlling pain after abdominal surgery, but the efficacy of this technique for the treatment of thoracotomy pain has not been established. We developed a novel technique for convenient application of acupuncture to patients undergoing thoracotomy, and in a Phase II trial evaluated the safety of this intervention and the feasibility of doing a randomized trial. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 41 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 5% |
| Austria | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 38 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 6 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 15% |
| Professor | 4 | 10% |
| Other | 4 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 10% |
| Other | 12 | 29% |
| Unknown | 5 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 26 | 63% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 5% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 2% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 1 | 2% |
| Social Sciences | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 3 | 7% |
| Unknown | 7 | 17% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 January 2007.
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