Systematic Review of Adverse Effects: A Further Step towards Modernization of Acupuncture in China

Table 8

Hemorrhage.

Author/year (reference)	Cases	Age/sex	Disease treated	Punctured site	Complication	Practitioner	Follow-up
Yang, 1986 [6]	1	28/F	Chronic conjunctivitis	BL1	Eye hematoma	Acupuncturist	Recovered (14 f)
Li, 1989 [67]	1	62/F	Teratoma of ovary	Hypogastrium	Extraperitoneal hematoma	Roving doctor	Recovered after surgery
Cai, 1991 [68]	1	47/M	Neck mass	Neck	Thyroid intracapsular hemorrhage with apnea	Not specified	Recovered after surgery (10 d)
Han, 1994 [69]	1	56/M	Stroke	RN23	Sublingual hematoma	Not specified	Recovered (1 wk)
Zeng and Liu, 1996 [71]	1	50/M	Cough	ST9	Hematoma compression tracheal cause apnea	Unauthorized; acupuncturist	Dead
Wang, 1996 [70]	1	72/M	Cerebral infarction	Ex-HN20	Sublingual hematoma	Not specified	Recovered (2 d)
Gan, 2000 [66]	1	46/F	Cold headache	Ex-HN05	Orbital hemorrhage	Not specified	Recovered (1 mo)
Jiang, 2001 [72]	1	68/M	Hypertension, stroke	LI4	Hand hematoma	Acupuncturist	Recovered (7 d)
Duan, 2007 [73]	1	65/F	Neck, waist, and leg pain	Hip	Buttock hematoma	Not specified	Improved
H. Liu and X. H. Liu, 2007 [74]	1	61/M	Cerebral thrombosis	SP6	Lower extremity hematoma	Acupuncturist	Recovered (1 d)