ACP Journal Club20 December 2016In chronic severe functional constipation, electroacupuncture increased complete spontaneous bowel movementsSubhankar Chakraborty, MD, PhD, Adil E. Bharucha, MBBS, MDSubhankar Chakraborty, MD, PhDMayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA (S.C., A.E.B.)Search for more papers by this author, Adil E. Bharucha, MBBS, MDMayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA (S.C., A.E.B.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/ACPJC-2016-165-12-069 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Source CitationLiu Z, Yan S, Wu J, et al. Acupuncture for chronic severe functional constipation: a randomized, controlled trial. Ann Intern Med. 2016 Sep 13. [Epub ahead of print]. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27618593Clinical Impact RatingsGIM/FP/GP: Gastroenterology: References1 American Gastroenterological Association, Bharucha AE, Dorn SD, Lembo A, Pressman A. Gastroenterology. 2013;144:211-7. [PMID: 23261064] Google Scholar2 Bharucha AE, Pemberton JH, Locke GR 3rd. Gastroenterology. 2013;144:218-38. [PMID: 23261065] Google Scholar3 Jin X, Ding YJ, Wang LL, et al. Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2010;30:97-101. [PMID: 20214063] Google Scholar4 Wang LJ, Wang LL. Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2011;31:320-4. [PMID: 21528597] Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA (S.C., A.E.B.)This article was published at Annals.org on 6 December 2016. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byElectroacupuncture pretreatment attenuates brain injury in a mouse model of cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation via the AKT/eNOS pathwayAcupuncture in Inflammatory Bowel Disease 20 December 2016Volume 165, Issue 12Page: JC69KeywordsAcupunctureAdverse eventsConstipationHeart diseasesIntent to treat analysisMedicareNumber needed to treatPacemakersQuality of lifeQuestionnaires ePublished: 20 December 2016 Issue Published: 20 December 2016 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2016 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...