05/07/2019 / By Evangelyn Rodriguez
In this study, researchers from the Graduate School of Medicine at Gifu University in Japan investigated the effectiveness of combination therapy consisting of acupuncture and traditional herbal medicine (Kampo medicine) in reducing the incidence rate of delirium in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the intensive care unit (ICU). The results of their study were published in The American Journal of Chinese Medicine.
Based on their findings, the researchers concluded that the combination of acupuncture and herbal medicine is effective in lowering the incidence of delirium in patients with CVD in ICUs.
Journal Reference:
Matsumoto-Miyazaki J, Ushikoshi H, Miyata S, Miyazaki N, Nawa T, Okada H, Ojio S, Ogura S, Minatoguchi S. ACUPUNCTURE AND TRADITIONAL HERBAL MEDICINE THERAPY PREVENT DELIRIUMIN PATIENTS WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN INTENSIVE CARE UNITS. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE. 2017;45(02):255–268. DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x17500161
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