[Safety of natural therapies with direct impact on health: Acupuncture]
García-Estepa R, Romero-Tabares A, Beltrán-Calvo C
Record ID 32014001019
Spanish
Authors' objectives:
To assess the safety of acupuncture for the treatment of any indication, including potential adverse effects induced by the use of this technique.
Authors' recommendations:
According to the scientific evidence available, acupuncture has a variety of adverse effects, which may range from mild to severe.
The occurrence of mild adverse effects is common in acupuncture, with an incidence rate of 8.34% per 100 patients, although incidence values range from 0 to 37.4%.
The most common mild adverse effects are hemorrhages, hematomas and pain in the puncture site.
Acupuncture rarely has severe adverse effects, its incidence rate per 100 patients ranging from 0 to 0.02%.
Acupuncturists' training and experience is essential for a safe acupuncture therapy.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
https://www.aetsa.org/publicacion/seguridad-de-las-terapias-naturales-con-repercusion-directa-sobre-la-salud-acupuntura/
Year Published:
2013
URL for published report:
https://www.aetsa.org/download/publicaciones/antiguas/AETSA_2011_09_-TerNatural.pdf
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Spain
MeSH Terms
- Safety
Contact
Organisation Name:
Andalusian Health Technology Assessment Area
Contact Address:
Area de Evaluacion de Tecnologias Sanitarias Sanitarias de Andalucia (AETSA) Avda. Innovación, s/n Edificio Arena 1. Sevilla (Spain) Tel. +34 955 006 309
Contact Name:
aetsa.csalud@juntadeandalucia.es
Contact Email:
aetsa.csalud@juntadeandalucia.es
Copyright:
Andalusian Agency for Health Technology Assessment (AETSA)
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