# Acupoints for Thyroid Surgery Anesthesia

4 sourced protocols for Thyroid Surgery Anesthesia. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/thyroid-surgery-anesthesia

## Protocols

| # | Points | Course | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI18 (Beside The Prominence), PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | doi:10.13192/j.issn.1000-1719.2015.12.050 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | LI04 (Junction Valley), PC06 (Inner Gate) | Electrical stimulation on the skin, 1 session | pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI18 (Beside The Prominence), PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | 肖鑫冉陈唯依余安胜. 针刺麻醉在甲状腺手术中的作用机制. 中华中医药杂志 ., 2022 [CNKI] | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 4 | LI18 (Beside The Prominence) | Electroacupuncture, 1 session | pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| LI04 | Junction Valley | Large Intestine Meridian | On the dorsum of the hand between 1st & 2nd metacarpal bones approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side. |
| LI18 | Beside The Prominence | Large Intestine Meridian | On the lateral side of the neck, level with tip of the adam's apple between sternal and clavicular heads of the scm muscle. |
| PC06 | Inner Gate | Pericardium Meridian | 2 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis. |

## Tested, no effect found

Not counted above, and not an indication.

| Points | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|
| GB34 | pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | – |

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