18 October 2023: Meta-Analysis
Suggested Electroacupuncture for Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
Zhenxu Han 1AB , Xi Zhang 1CE , Huan Yang 2BC , Ping Yuan 2CDF , Huanyuan Wang 3CF , Guangzhong Du 3AG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.941262
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e941262
Table 3 Description of acupoints.
| Acupoints | Detailed location |
|---|---|
| Yintang, GV29 | In the forehead, where the middle of the two eyebrows |
| Baihui, DU20 | On the head, 5 cun straight upward from the center of the front hairline |
| Shenmen, HT7 | Ulnar end of distal palmar transverse stripe, radial margin of ulnar carpal flexor tendon |
| Chize, LU5 | In front of the elbow, across the elbow, in the radial margin of the biceps tendon depression |
| Neiguan, PC6 | On the anterior side of the forearm, 2 cun (about 5 cm) proximal to the palmar wrist crease, between the tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis muscles |
| Hegu, LI4 | On the dorsum of the hand, between the first and second metacarpal bones, at the midpoint of the second metacarpal bone and close to its radial border |
| Liangqiu, ST34 | 2 cun above the base of the patella, between the lateral femoral muscle and the rectus femoris tendon |
| Xuehai, SP10 | 2 cun above the medial end of the patellar base, where the medial femoral muscle rises |
| Yinlingquan, SP9 | In the depression between the lower edge of the medial tibial condyle and the medial edge of the tibia |
| Zusanli, ST36 | 3 cun or four finger breaths distal to the base of patella and one finger breadth lateral to the anterior border of the tibia |
| Shangjuxu, ST37 | 6 cun below Dubi (ST35), on the line between the Dubi ST35 and Jiexi (ST41) |
| Fenglong, ST40 | 8 cun above the tip of the outer ankle, the outer edge of the tibialis anterior muscle |
| Neimadian | On the medial side of the lower leg, 7 cun above the medial malleolus, 0.5 cun posterior to the tibia |
| Qiuxu, GB40 | Anteriorly below the outer ankle, in the lateral depression of the extensor digitorum longus tendon |