Adverse Events of Acupuncture: A Systematic Review of Case Reports

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