针刺麻醉的现状及分析

The present situation and analysis of acupuncture anesthesia

针刺麻醉出现于20世纪50年代,是我国中医工作者的首创,是现代医学中重要的成就之一,在20世纪60、70年代得以大力发展和广泛应用。由于客观和主观上的原因,近20年来,针刺麻醉的临床应用和研究进展甚微。本文简单回顾针刺麻醉的形成和发展过程,分析针刺麻醉优势、作用机制,以及针刺麻醉过程中存在的问题,为针刺麻醉的发展提供可行的建议。

Acupuncture anesthesia （AA） appeared in 1950s. It originates with Chinese TCM researchers and is one of important achievements of modern medicine. AA was developed vigorously and applied widely between 1960s-1970s. Due to the objective and subjective reasons, clinical application and research of AA in recent 20 years have developed very little. The paper reviews the formation and development processes of AA, analyzes the advantages and mechanisms of AA and its problems, then provides the feasible advice for the development of AA.