Table 4.
Organ injury associated with acupuncture.
| Author/year (reference) | Cases | Age/sex | Disease treated | Punctured site | Complication | Follow-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liu, 1981 [14] | 1 | 19/F | Schizophrenia | RN15 | Cardiac tamponade | Dead |
| Zhu, 1990 [22] | 1 | 64/M | Chest stiffness and rib pain | LR14 | Aortoclasia | Dead |
| Shi, 1993 [23] | 1 | 42/F | Witchcraft | Limbs, chest, abdomen, back | Aortoclasia | Dead |
| Xie and Lin, 2003 [24] | 1 | 35/F | Intercostal neuralgia | Right breast | Cardiac trauma | Dead |
| Luo et al., 2006 [25] | 1 | 40/M | Chronic esophagitis | RN15 | Cardiac tamponade | Recovered |
| Zhang and Dong, 2006 [26] | 1 | 37/M | Chest tightness, asthma | Chest and back | Cardiac tamponade | Dead |
| Zhu et al., 2008 [27] | 1 | 44/F | Diabetes | Chest | Cardiac tamponade | Dead |
| Yang, 1991 [28] | 1 | 21/M | Bad cold | BL13 | Chylothorax | Recovered (2 wk) |
| Zheng and Zhao, 1983 [30] | 1 | 31/F | Stomachache | ST25, LR14, RN12 | Gallbladder perforation and biliary peritonitis | Recovered after surgery |
| 1 | 59/M | Cervical spondylopathy | RN12, RN13, ST25 | |||
| Deng, 1985 [31] | 1 | 45/F | Acute attack of chronic cholecystitis | ST21 | Gallbladder perforation | Not specified |
| Bai, 1991 [32] | 1 | 32/F | Paralytic ileus | Upper abdomen | Gallbladder perforation and biliary peritonitis | Recovered after surgery |
| Duan and Wang, 1984 [29] | 1 | 42/M | Intestinal spasm | RN8, RN12, ST25 | Intestinal perforation and suppurative peritonitis | Recovered after surgery (14 d) |
| Zhang, 1997 [33] | 4 | 51/M | Paroxysmal abdominal pain | Abdomen | Localized peritonitis | Recovered after surgery |
| 47/F | Right lower abdominal pain | |||||
| 53/F | Abdominal pain, diarrhea | |||||
| 37/F | Periumbilical pain | |||||
| Xiao, 1985 [34] | 1 | 20/M | Abdominal discomfort | RN12 | Gastric perforation | Recovered after surgery (11 d) |
| Huang, 1999 [35] | 1 | 54/M | Gastric ulcer | ST36 | Gastric ulcer with perforation | Recovered after surgery (10 d) |
| Tang et al., 2006 [36] | 1 | 61/M | RA | ST34, ST40, SP6, SP10, GB33, GB34 | Gastric stress ulcer and hemorrhagic shock | Recovered (2 mo) |
| Liu et al., 1992 [37] | 1 | 2/M | Diarrhea | RN12, ST25, DU1 | Complete intestinal obstruction | Recovered after surgery |
| Zhang et al., 1992 [38] | 1 | 45/F | Chronic bronchitis, coronary disease | GB21, BL13, BL23 | Multiple organ injury | Dead |