Minerva Med. 1979 Dec; 70(56): 3857-60.

[Electro-acupuncture in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery]

Caracausi SR.

Electroacupuncture hypoalgesia was used in 377 operations of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. Studies were performed also on electroencephalographic patterns during the application of this method. With the positive results, limitations of the method are discussed.