Clinical and cardiopulmonary effects of electrostimulation of acupoints for abdomino-pelvic analgesia in dogs

Electroacupuncture (EA) at GV-20, ST-36, SP-6 alongwith GV-6, BL-23 (group-I), TW-8 (group-II) and GV-6, TW-8, LU-1 (group-Ill) induced complete analgesia of abdominal region in 4, 3 and 4 dogs out of5 in each group, respectively An early onset, longer duration of analgesia, quick recovery and good muscle relaxation was observed in animals of groups I and III Significant increase in heart and respiration rates after electroacupuncture in all the groups of animals were compensated within 90–180 minutes. Rectal temperature, electrocardiogram, central venous pressure, mean arterial blood pressure, tidal and minute volumes were not significantly affected in any of the groups of animals upto 180 minutes after electroacupuncture analgesia (EAA)