Urinary Retention
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Acupuncture can effectively improve the post voided residual urine, maximal cystometric capacity, and bladder capacity for first voiding desire values of patients with urinary retention after hysterectomy.
Bladder Conditions Hysterectomy Urinary Retention
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Effectiveness of Acupuncture on Urinary Retention: A Meta-Analysis
2021 Sep 29 Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Zheng C, Li Z, Lu H, Zhou Y
Acupuncture is safe and effective in the treatment of urinary retention (UR).
Meta-AnalysisEfficacy and safety of acupuncture for urinary retention after hysterectomy
2021 Jun 04 Medicine Zhao Q, Yan C, Dan M, Jia H
Systematic Review Meta-Analysis Bladder Conditions Urinary Tract Infection Urinary Retention HysterectomyAcupuncture can effectively improve the post voided residual urine, maximal cystometric capacity, and bladder capacity for first voiding desire values of patients with urinary retention after hysterectomy.
Effects of Acupuncture on Hospitalized Patients with Urinary Retention
2020 Jan 20 Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Chen S, Sun H, Xu H, Zhang Y, Wang H
The results suggest that acupuncture is an effective treatment for urinary retention.Bladder postvoid residual urine volume (PVR) were significantly lower and strongly suggested that early application of acupuncture treatment should be considered in case of urinary retention.
Randomised Controlled TrialAcupuncture Compared with Intramuscular Injection of Neostigmine for Postpartum Urinary Retention: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
2018 May Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Xiao-Mei Wang, Jing Gong, Si-Cong Li, and Mei Han
Systematic Review Meta-AnalysisAcupuncture alone is more effective in treating postpartum urinary retention than intramuscular injection of neostigmine, with good safety profile.
Acupuncture for Chronic Urinary Retention due to Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review
2016 Apr 13 Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Jia Wang, Yanbing Zhai, Jiani Wu, Shitong Zhao, Jing Zhou, Zhishun Liu
Systematic ReviewAcupuncture as a complementary therapy may have a potential effect in chronic urinary retention due to spinal cord injury in decreasing postvoid residual urine volume and improving bladder voiding.
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Acupuncture can effectively improve the post voided residual urine, maximal cystometric capacity, and bladder capacity for first voiding desire values of patients with urinary retention after hysterectomy.
2021 Medicine Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for urinary retention after hysterectomy Zhao Q, Yan C, Dan M, Jia H
Systematic Review Bladder Conditions Hysterectomy Urinary Tract Infection
There is insufficient evidence that acupuncture can increase the patient's MFR, BR, and UIR. However, acupuncture can effectively improve the PVR, maximal cystometric capacity, and bladder capacity for first voiding desire values of patients with urinary retention after hysterectomy. Although limited due to the quality and methodological limitations of the included studies, acupuncture can still be used as an effective and safe treatment for women with urinary retention after hysterectomy.
Acupuncture alone is more effective in treating postpartum urinary retention than intramuscular injection of neostigmine, with good safety profile.
2018 Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Acupuncture Compared with Intramuscular Injection of Neostigmine for Postpartum Urinary Retention: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Xiao-Mei Wang, Jing Gong, Si-Cong Li, and Mei Han
Systematic Review
Based on our meta-analysis, the cure rate and effectiveness rate were significantly better in the acupuncture alone group than in intramuscular injection of neostigmine alone group. Thus, although intramuscular injection of neostigmine is the most commonly used drug for postpartum urinary retention, its efficacy is suboptimal; instead, acupuncture can achieve better curative effect. Moreover, no adverse event was reported in the acupuncture group, demonstrating acupuncture is safe and reliable. Therefore, acupuncture is more effective and safe in treating postpartum urinary retention.
This review of 15 randomized trials shows that acupuncture is more effective and safe in treating postpartum urinary retention compared with intramuscular injection of neostigmine. However, the beneficial findings are inconclusive due to generally moderate evidence, and further large, rigorous trials are still warranted.
Acupuncture as a complementary therapy may have a potential effect in chronic urinary retention due to spinal cord injury in decreasing postvoid residual urine volume and improving bladder voiding.
2016 Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Acupuncture for Chronic Urinary Retention due to Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review Jia Wang, Yanbing Zhai, Jiani Wu, Shitong Zhao, Jing Zhou, Zhishun Liu
Systematic Review
Acupuncture plus rehabilitation training was much better than rehabilitation training alone in decreasing postvoid residual urine volume for chronic urinary retention due to spinal cord injury, and combination of acupuncture and aseptic intermittent catheterization was more effective than aseptic intermittent catheterization alone in improving response rates for chronic urinary retention due to spinal cord injury.
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Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for urinary retention after hysterectomy
2021 Jun 04 Medicine Zhao Q, Yan C, Dan M, Jia H
Systematic Review Meta-Analysis Bladder Conditions Urinary Tract Infection Urinary Retention HysterectomyAcupuncture can effectively improve the post voided residual urine, maximal cystometric capacity, and bladder capacity for first voiding desire values of patients with urinary retention after hysterectomy.
Acupuncture Compared with Intramuscular Injection of Neostigmine for Postpartum Urinary Retention: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
2018 May Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Xiao-Mei Wang, Jing Gong, Si-Cong Li, and Mei Han
Systematic Review Meta-AnalysisAcupuncture alone is more effective in treating postpartum urinary retention than intramuscular injection of neostigmine, with good safety profile.
Acupuncture for Chronic Urinary Retention due to Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review
2016 Apr 13 Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Jia Wang, Yanbing Zhai, Jiani Wu, Shitong Zhao, Jing Zhou, Zhishun Liu
Systematic ReviewAcupuncture as a complementary therapy may have a potential effect in chronic urinary retention due to spinal cord injury in decreasing postvoid residual urine volume and improving bladder voiding.
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Acupuncture can effectively improve the post voided residual urine, maximal cystometric capacity, and bladder capacity for first voiding desire values of patients with urinary retention after hysterectomy.
Acupuncture alone is more effective in treating postpartum urinary retention than intramuscular injection of neostigmine, with good safety profile.
Acupuncture as a complementary therapy may have a potential effect in chronic urinary retention due to spinal cord injury in decreasing postvoid residual urine volume and improving bladder voiding.
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