Scene of Open Heart Surgery with Technique of Acupuncture Anesthesia, Prof. Satyanegara Finds it Challenging
reported by: Liu Setiawan
Jakarta, January 10, 2025/Indonesia Media – Neurosurgery Expert, Prof. Satyanegara or 黄金城教授wishes to learn about acupuncture anesthesia in which the technique would assist the surgery to keep people survived. Many people who have had a heart attack undergo thrombolysis, a procedure that involves injecting a clot-dissolving agent to restore blood flow in a coronary artery. “If acupuncture anesthesia can work against many people who have had a heart attack, I wish to learn. It is very challenging for me,” said Prof. Satyanegara.
Acupuncture anesthesia is still used in China for some surgeries, such as craniotomy and thyroidectomy. However, it’s not as commonly used for open heart surgery as it was in the 1970s. The BBC documentary The Science of Acupuncture featured a scene of open heart surgery in a Chinese hospital recently. In the scene, doctors used a combination of acupuncture and conventional pain relief instead of a general anesthetic. Another such treatment is, a patient who has had Parkinson’s disease, a progressive brain disorder that causes movement problems, mental health issues, and other health concerns. “Seizures occur in the area of the patient’s brain, controlling vision, movement or speech. And the patient is awake, conscious and alert when doctors perform surgery. One of my staff in Mayapada hospital (Lebak Bulus area, south Jakarta), dr. Nia Yuliatri (neurosurgery expert) has ever performed awake brain surgery for two times, and it proves successful,” said Prof. Satyanegara
The recent demonstrations of acupuncture was astonishing, of a Chinese hospital in which doctors perform open heart surgery on a young woman – using a combination of acupuncture and conventional pain relief instead of a general anaesthetic. In China, acupuncture is used alongside western medicine and, at times, as a replacement. For most conditions and illnesses acupuncture cannot be shown to work – scientists have, intriguingly, uncovered a number of conditions relating to chronic pain in which they can be fairly certain that acupuncture is having a powerful effect. “When I was still studying neurosurgery and studying for my doctorate (degree) of Medical Science, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Tokyo Japan, they (doctors in Japan) also have performed general surgery since 50-60 years ago,” said Prof. Satyanegara. (LS/IM)
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