ACUPUNCTURE IN MECHANICALLY VENTILATED PATIENTS

这个子项目是许多研究子项目中的一个 由NIH/NCRR资助的中心赠款提供的资源。子项目及 研究者（PI）可能从另一个NIH来源获得了主要资金， 因此可以在其他CRISP条目中表示。所列机构为 研究中心，而研究中心不一定是研究者所在的机构。 镇痛药和抗焦虑药常用于机械通气患者。然而，由于这些药物引起的过度镇静与长期机械通气和重症监护室天数有关。 传统针灸已被证明是有效的治疗疼痛和焦虑，但尚未研究在危重病人的机械通气。 我们将在随机、盲法、对照研究中检查针灸的使用是否能有效减少呼吸衰竭机械通气患者对镇静和镇痛药物的需求。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. Analgesic and anxiolytic medications are commonly used in patients who are mechanically ventilated. However, oversedation due to these medications is associated with prolonged mechanical ventilation and days in the intensive care unit. Traditional acupuncture has been shown to be effective in treating pain and anxiety but has not been studied in critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation. We will examine, in randomized, blinded, controlled study, whether the use of acupuncture is effective in decreasing the requirements for sedative and analgesic medications in patients with respiratory failure on mechanical ventilation.