Table 8.
Other organ or tissue injuries associated with acupuncture (7 cases).
| First author/year (reference) | Country | Cases age/sex | Disease treated | Punctured site | Complication | Onset after acupuncture | Practitioner | Followup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim 2002 [86] | Korea | 54/M | Abdominal pain | Back | Pseudoaneurysm of abdominal aorta | Immediately | OMD | Recovered (8 d) |
| Kao 2002 [87] | Taiwan | 61/F | Osteoarthritis | Knee | Pseudoaneurysm of the popliteal artery | 6 mo | Not specified | Recovered (in 1 y) |
| Uhm 2005 [88] | Korea | 42/F | Dyspepsia | Abdomen | Acute traumatic pancreatitis | 5 h | Acupuncture clinic | Recovered (4 d) |
| Chang 2005 [89] | Korea | 68/F | LBP | Abdomen | Aortoduodenal fistula | 2 wk | Not specified | Dead |
| Cheng 2005 [90] | Taiwan | 37/F | Weight loss | Abdomen | Rectus sheath hematoma | 4 h | Not specified | Recovered (1 mo) |
| Usichenko 2006 [91] | Germany | 78/M | Postoperative pain | Ear lobe (embedded needles) | Ear hematomas | 4 d | Not specified | Recovered with discoloration |
| Kuo 2010 [92] | Taiwan | 39/F | Knee soreness | Popliteal fossa | Popliteal arteriovenous fistula | Several years | Not specified | Discharged |