PMID- 37761776
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20231020
IS  - 2227-9032 (Print)
IS  - 2227-9032 (Electronic)
IS  - 2227-9032 (Linking)
VI  - 11
IP  - 18
DP  - 2023 Sep 18
TI  - Acupotomy in Korean Medicine Doctors: A Preliminary Survey on Experiences, 
      Perceptions, and Clinical Usage Status.
LID - 10.3390/healthcare11182577 [doi]
LID - 2577
AB  - Acupotomy is a widely used medical intervention in traditional East Asian 
      medicine, and efforts are being made to improve its effectiveness and safety. As 
      a first step toward establishing more standardized procedural guidelines, a 
      survey was conducted to explore the current clinical practice status and 
      perceived adverse events (AEs) by Korean Medicine (KM) practitioners. The survey 
      was developed via expert consensus and included information on clinical usage, 
      perception, and the AEs experienced. The largest acupotomy society in Korea, 
      which consists of 185 KM doctors, participated in an online survey conducted in 
      September 2021. Of the 185 KM doctors, 107 (57.8%) responded. Musculoskeletal and 
      connective tissue diseases accounted for 80.8% of suggested indications by KM 
      doctors. Regarding the detailed procedure, there were considerable discrepancies 
      between KM doctors. The most frequent acupotomy-related AEs observed by KM 
      practitioners were bruises (77.3%), fatigue (57.7%), pain (51.8%), and hematoma 
      (51.8%). Only 1.8% of the respondents answered that they had experienced severe 
      AEs. Survey respondents answered that the use of imaging devices during acupotomy 
      and the development of clinical practice guidelines are the most necessary policy 
      requirements for promoting the use and ensuring the safety of acupotomy. To the 
      best of our knowledge, this study marks the initial exploration into the KM 
      physicians' clinical usage status, AEs experienced, and their requests for 
      standardized guidelines and expanded health insurance coverage concerning 
      acupotomy. Further research should include qualitative studies to assess patient 
      experience and prospective observational studies to examine the effects of 
      operator skills and treatment modalities on AEs and adherence.
FAU - Jun, Hyungsun
AU  - Jun H
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5876-4295
AD  - Department of Diagnostics, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan 
      54538, Republic of Korea.
FAU - Yoon, Sang-Hoon
AU  - Yoon SH
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2695-9589
AD  - Chung-Yeon Korean Medicine Clinic, Seoul 06224, Republic of Korea.
FAU - Ryu, Myungseok
AU  - Ryu M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9349-8124
AD  - Korean Medical Society of Acupotomology, Seoul 07206, Republic of Korea.
FAU - Chae, Hyocheong
AU  - Chae H
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0281-4521
AD  - Korean Medical Society of Acupotomology, Seoul 07206, Republic of Korea.
FAU - Chu, Hongmin
AU  - Chu H
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0171-0234
AD  - Korean Medical Society of Acupotomology, Seoul 07206, Republic of Korea.
FAU - Leem, Jungtae
AU  - Leem J
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3300-5556
AD  - Department of Diagnostics, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan 
      54538, Republic of Korea.
AD  - Research Center of Traditional Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, 
      Wonkwang University, Iksan 54538, Republic of Korea.
AD  - Hanbang Cardio-Renal Syndrome Research Center, School of Korean Medicine, 
      Wonkwang University, Iksan 54538, Republic of Korea.
FAU - Kim, Tae-Hun
AU  - Kim TH
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8448-3219
AD  - Korean Medicine Clinical Trial Center, Korean Medicine Hospital, Kyung Hee 
      University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea.
LA  - eng
GR  - No NRF-2022R1C1C2008738, No. NRF-2017R1A5A2015805/This work was supported by a 
      National Research Foundation of Korea grant funded by the Ko-rean government (No 
      NRF-2022R1C1C2008738). Additionally, this research was also supported by another 
      National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the/
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20230918
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Healthcare (Basel)
JT  - Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
JID - 101666525
PMC - PMC10530791
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Korean medicine
OT  - acupotomy
OT  - adverse events
OT  - online survey
OT  - safety
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2023/09/28 06:42
MHDA- 2023/09/28 06:43
PMCR- 2023/09/18
CRDT- 2023/09/28 01:14
PHST- 2023/07/05 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2023/09/04 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2023/09/15 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/09/28 06:43 [medline]
PHST- 2023/09/28 06:42 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/09/28 01:14 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/09/18 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - healthcare11182577 [pii]
AID - healthcare-11-02577 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/healthcare11182577 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Sep 18;11(18):2577. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11182577.