Reflecting on activities over the past decade and considering future developments / 全日本鍼灸学会雑誌

The safety committee has been undertaking activities, such as conducting regular workshops at the annual congresses, managing the "Safety Measures Website for Acupuncture and Moxibustion," researching the literature, conducting multicenter prospective studies on acupuncture and moxibustion-related adverse events, collecting information about medical accidents involving acupuncture and moxibustion in Japan, addressing the media pertaining to false information regarding the safety of acupuncture and moxibustion, and formulating the Safety Guidelines for Japanese Acupuncture and Moxibustion Practice. At the 71st annual Tokyo congress workshop, activities conducted over the past decade were summarized.　Regarding the studies on acupuncture and moxibustion-related adverse events, a literature review of reports concerning acupuncture- and moxibustion-associated adverse events published globally from 2004 to 2019 was introduced. Furthermore, the results of a multicenter prospective study conducted by the safety committee were also introduced. Additionally, the Safety Guidelines for Japanese Acupuncture and Moxibustion Practice were introduced, and the results of a questionnaire survey determining the degree of recognition of these guidelines were simultaneously reported. Moreover, regarding future developments, plans to create and publish a safety manual for acupuncture and moxibustion (provisional name) were reported.　In the second half of the workshop, reports on the past cases of needle breakage and retained needles were introduced under the topic "precautions and preventive measures regarding needle breakage and retained needles." Furthermore, the number of needle breakage claims filed under the liability insurance of acupuncture and moxibustion practitioners was reported. These details demonstrate that despite the common use of single-use acupuncture needles, accidents involving needle breakage still exist. Lastly, measures for reducing the difficulty in needle removal and preventing needle breakage were summarized, and opinions on the same were exchanged with the participants.

Intracorporeal Needle Breakage during Intracavernous Self-injection of Vasoactive Agent: A Case Report / 대한남성과학회지

Intracavernous self-injection of vasoactive agents for erectile dysfunction has been widely used in recent years due to its effectiveness and low rate of complications. Intracorporeal needle breakage during intracavernous self-injection represents an unusual complication. We report a case of intracorporeal needle breakage during self-injection of prostaglandin E1 in a 61-year-old man.

Intracavernosal Needle breakage developed during Self-injection of Vasoactive Agent : Two case reports / 대한남성과학회지

Currently intracavernous pharmacotherapy is the second common therapeutic modality for erectile dysfunction after the introduction of Viagra. Nevertheless, intracavernous pharmacotherapy has increased in popularity for the past 15 years. While having an overwhelming safety after complete training in injection method, this treatment option can reveal unexpected complications related to self-injection. We report two cases of intracavernous needle breakage associated with alprostadil (Caverject , Pharmacia-Upjohn) and trimix self-injection therapy with a brief review of the literature.

A Case of Intracavernous Needle Breakage during Intracavernous Self-injection of Prostaglandin E1 ( Caverject? ) / 대한비뇨기과학회지

Intracavernous self-injection of vasoactive agents for the treatment of erectile dysfunction has been used widespread in recent years. Complications of intracavernous self-injection include priapism, burning sensation, fibrosis, penile nodule and urethral injection. We report a case of intracavernous needle breakage associated with the Prostaglandin E1 self-injection therapy.