Publication Name	World Journal of Anesthesiology
Manuscript ID	15061
Country	Austria

Received	2014-11-06 17:44
Peer-Review Started	2014-11-09 15:40
To Make the First Decision	2014-12-17 11:34
Return for Revision	2014-12-19 20:17
Revised	2014-12-22 00:00
Second Decision	2014-12-26 08:45
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-12-31 13:25
Articles in Press	2014-12-31 13:25
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Typeset the Manuscript	2015-03-23 17:21
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-03-31 13:43

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Category	Anesthesiology
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Anesthesia and acupuncture
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Gerhard Litscher, Holger Simonis and Wolfgang Kröll
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number The Austrian Federal Ministries of Science, Research and Economy and of Health and by Eurasia-Pacific Uninet
Corresponding Author	Gerhard Litscher, MSc, PhD, MDsc, Professor, Head, Research Unit of Biomedical Engineering in Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine and TCM Research Center Graz, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 29, 8036 Graz, Austria. gerhard.litscher@medunigraz.at
Key Words	Anesthesia; Acupuncture; Anesthesiology; Acupuncture-assisted-anesthesia; Sedation
Core Tip	Acupuncture anesthesia has been converted into acupuncture-assisted anesthesia in China. Acupunc-ture-assisted anesthesia reduces the demands of anesthetics and the post-operative complications and has a potential organ protective effect.
Publish Date	2015-03-31 13:43
Citation	Litscher G, Simonis H, Kröll W. Anesthesia and acupuncture. World J Anesthesiol 2015; 4(1): 1-4
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2218-6182/full/v4/i1/1.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5313/wja.v4.i1.1

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