Laparoscopic surgery is an effective means to treat abdominal diseases, but it can also lead to postoperative pain symptoms, so relieve postoperative pain plays a vital role in patients. Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese medical method, which is considered to be one of the most effective postoperative analgesia methods. Acupuncture can not only relieve pain, but also reduce postoperative body reactions, such as postoperative inflammatory reaction and gastrointestinal reaction, enhance human immunity, enable patients to have a good convalescence experience, and reduce the occurrence of postoperative pain, which has a very important value. This paper will introduce in detail the analgesic mechanism of acupuncture on postoperative pain in laparoscopic patients. To discuss the clinical progress of acupuncture in the treatment of postoperative pain in laparoscopic patients.

Fang Yixiong, Lei Ting, Yin Taotao, Hui Jinghua, Zhu Peiyao. Research progress on the analgesic effect of acupuncture on laparoscopic patients. Academic Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences (2023) Vol. 4, Issue 3: 48-52. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJMHS.2023.040308.

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