Examinando por Materia "Acupressure"

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    Effectiveness of acupressure at the wrist fold to prevent and treat nausea and vomiting in postoperative patients
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2019-12-07) Huanca Mendoza, Glenda; Arevalo Marcos, Rodolfo Amado
    Objective: Systematize the evidence regarding the effectiveness of acupressure in the wrist crease for the prevention and treatment of nausea and vomiting in post-operative patients. Methodology: A systematic review of international research was carried out using databases: Epistemonikos, NCBI, PubMed, Elsevier, Google Academic and Scielo, which were analyzed using the grade system. The search was carried out using DECS and MESH descriptors for the search in Spanish and English. 20% (2/10) of the articles correspond to the USA and Australia, 60% (6/10) to China, Denmark, Iran, Korea, Holland, and England. Results: 60% (6/10) of the evidence indicates that acupressure in the wrist crease is effective for the prevention and treatment of nausea and vomiting in post-operative patients, and 40% (4/10) indicates that It is not effective for the prevention and treatment of nausea and vomiting in post-operative patients. Conclusions: 06 of 10 evidence demonstrate that acupressure in the wrist crease is effective for the prevention and treatment of nausea and vomiting in post-operative patients, and 04 of 10 evidence demonstrate that it is not effective.