Evaluación sobre la seguridad de la acupuntura en 297.168 punturas.
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2014-07-01Metadata
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Con el propósito de obtener una casuística propia y de determinar la seguridad de la práctica de la acupuntura en nuestro medio, se realizó el seguimiento de la incidencia de eventos adversos en la consulta particular de un médico acupunturista con amplia experiencia clínica durante un periodo de 72 meses, en el que se realizaron 24.707 consultas. Se encontraron 260 eventos adversos de 297.168 punturas, con una incidencia de 0,87 por 1.000 y 7 de 2.390 puntos moxados para una incidencia de 2,92 por 1.000. El evento adverso más frecuente para la acupuntura fue la presentación de equimosis-hematomas con una incidencia de 0,65 por 1.000. Para la moxibustión el único evento adverso que se presentó fue la quemadura, con una incidencia de 2,92 por 1.000. No hubo ningún efecto adverso mayor que requiriera intervención médica. En conclusión, se puede considerar que la acupuntura en manos expertas es una práctica médica segura.Summary
As many articles have appeared in in medical journals referring to adverse effects related to acupuncture, procedural omissions regarding how they were done and those actually doing the acupuncture this has suggested that acupuncture involves a high-risk procedure. This document thus presents follow-up regarding the occurrence of adverse effects during consultations at the office of a doctor practising acupuncture who had ample clinical experience to evaluate case reports and determine the safety of acupuncture. The study covered a 72-month period during which the doctor held 24,707 consultations and during which 260 adverse effects were found out of 297,168 punctures thus giving a rate of 0.87 times per 1,000 and 7 out of 2,390 moxa points for a rate of 2.92 per 1,000 (moxibustion/moxa refers to heat treatment involving burning the mugwort herb but not puncturing the skin). The most frequent adverse effect for acupuncture was the appearance of ecchymosis-hematomas (0.65 per 1,000 incidence rate). The only adverse effect regarding moxibustion concerned burns (2.92 per 1,000 incidence rate). No major adverse effects required medical attention. In brief, it may be deemed that acupuncture in expert hands represents safe medical practice.Keywords
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