The Effectiveness of Acupressure on Reducing Pain and Improving Gastrointestinal Function After Laparoscopic Surgery

The purpose of the study is to explore the effect if acupressure reducing pain after laparoscopic surgery. The study is designed as an experimental research with repeat measurement design. The patients who are eligible for laparoscopic for general surgery and colorectal surgery in a medical center in the central part of Taiwan. The intervention of the research starts from the first date of postoperative day and the patient has the postoperative pain. The participant will be randomized into experimental group and control group. These two groups will be given true acupressure and sham acupressure twice daily. The participant will be observation the postoperative pain and postoperative recovery.