Korean Journal of Acupuncture

Society for Meridian and Acupoint (경락경혈학회)
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Causality Assessment of Adverse Events on Acupuncture

침의 유해사례 인과성 평가 연구

  • Jung, Hee-Jung (Dept. of Medical Research, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Jun-Yong (Dept. of Medical Research, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine) ;
  • Park, Ji-Eun (Dept. of Medical Research, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Kun-Hyung (Dept. of Medical Research, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Sun-Mi (Dept. of Medical Research, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine) ;
  • Oh, Dal-Seok (Dept. of Medical Research, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine)
  • 정희정 (한국한의학연구원 의료연구부) ;
  • 최준용 (한국한의학연구원 의료연구부) ;
  • 박지은 (한국한의학연구원 의료연구부) ;
  • 김건형 (한국한의학연구원 의료연구부) ;
  • 최선미 (한국한의학연구원 의료연구부) ;
  • 오달석 (한국한의학연구원 의료연구부)
  • Published : 2008.06.27
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Abstract

Objectives : This study is to establish the appropriate assessment of causalities from adverse events (AEs) which are related to acupuncture treatment. Methods : We assessed thirty AEs which were caused in the early phase trial on concomitant use of acupuncture and herbal medicines. We scored each AE on the questionnaire in Naranjo and SNU algorithm scale which are for drug causality assessment in pharmacoepidemiology. Results : In Naranjo scale, there were consistencies among the evaluators qualitatively with "Probable", "Possible" degree. In reliability test, parameters, such as, gamma and kendall's tau-b revealed the degrees of 73%, and 32%, respectively. There were disaccordant tendency in SNU algorithm scale. Conclusion : A new algorithm which reflects acupuncture properties should be developed and elucidated.

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