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Nausea and vomiting are two of the most common postoperative complications. While they may seem to be moderate problems, they can be very dangerous, particularly for children. Severe postoperative nausea and vomiting may lead to aspiration of stomach contents, wound re-opening, bleeding, dehydration and electrolyte imbalance. In order to address this, a group of researchers from Norway designed a pilot study to determine a way to introduce acupuncture and acupressure into the surgical environment to reduce postoperative nausea and vomiting for children.

By Editorial Staff Nausea and vomiting are two of the most common postoperative complications. While they may seem to be moderate problems, they can be very dangerous, particularly for children. Severe postoperative nausea and vomiting may lead to aspiration of stomach contents, wound re-opening, bleeding, dehydration and electrolyte imbalance. In order to address this, a group of researchers from Norway designed a pilot study to determine a way to introduce acupuncture and acupressure into the surgical environment to reduce postoperative nausea and vomiting for children. tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-32168 2010-03-01T12:00:32-07:00 2010-03-01T12:00:07-07:00

I would bet that if you asked first-time parents of an infant to describe their most idyllic image, for most of them, it would be of their baby peacefully sleeping. I remember that stage of life when I would fantasize about a few hours of sleep uninterrupted by whimpering or crying from the next room. While I sympathize with parents suffering through their baby's sleep problems, I tend to think most often this is a necessary developmental stage in which the infant is settling in. New parents tend to worry so much about what often turns out to be a normal, transient adjustment that babies go through. In such a situation, I find reassurance can often be the most important treatment.

By Ron Hershey, LAc, Dipl. CH I would bet that if you asked first-time parents of an infant to describe their most idyllic image, for most of them, it would be of their baby peacefully sleeping. I remember that stage of life when I would fantasize about a few hours of sleep uninterrupted by whimpering or crying from the next room. While I sympathize with parents suffering through their baby's sleep problems, I tend to think most often this is a necessary developmental stage in which the infant is settling in. New parents tend to worry so much about what often turns out to be a normal, transient adjustment that babies go through. In such a situation, I find reassurance can often be the most important treatment. tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-31856 2008-12-01T12:00:32-07:00 2008-12-01T12:00:07-07:00

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