Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
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Raith, W; Urlesberger, B; Schmölzer, GM.
Efficacy and safety of acupuncture in preterm and term infants.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2013; 2013(8):739414-739414
Doi: 10.1155/2013/739414
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- Führende Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Raith Wolfgang
- Schmölzer Georg
- Co-Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Urlesberger Berndt
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- The aim of the paper was to review the literature about safety and efficiency of acupuncture therapy in term and preterm infants. We searched Medline, EMBASE, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials using a predefined algorithm, reviewed abstracts from the Pediatric Academic Society annual meetings (2000-2012), and performed a manual search of references in narrative and systematic reviews. A total of 26 studies identified met our search criteria. Only 6 of these studies met our inclusion criteria; however, two studies had to be excluded because the manuscripts were published in Chinese. Hence, only four studies were included in our analysis. Three of the four studies evaluated the effects of acupuncture on infantile colic, and one assessed pain reduction during minor painful procedures in preterm babies. The limited data available suggests that acupuncture could be a safe nonpharmacologic treatment option for pain reduction in term and preterm infants and could also be a non-pharmacologic treatment option to treat infantile colic. Currently acupuncture in infants should be limited to clinical trials and studies evaluating short- and long-term effects and should be performed only by practitioners with adequate training and experience in neonatal/pediatric acupuncture.