Effects of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation at different frequencies on perioperative anesthetic dosage, recovery, complications, and prognosis in video-assisted thoracic surgical lobectomy: a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial

Journal of Anesthesia
Shun HuangYi Feng

Abstract

Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS), a non-invasive and non-pharmacological adjunctive intervention for perioperative analgesia, may also reduce the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications. The effect of TEAS on video-assisted thoracic surgical (VATS) patients is still unknown, however. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of TEAS of different frequency on perioperative anesthetic dosage, recovery, complications, and prognosis for patients undergoing VATS lobectomy. Eighty VATS lobectomy patients with no previous experience of TEAS or acupuncture were randomly assigned to four groups: control (con), 2/100, 2, and 100 Hz. The last three experimental groups received TEAS at the indicated frequencies for 30 min before induction, during the operation, and for another 30 min 24 and 48 h after surgery. 2/100 Hz is a type of alternating frequency which goes between 2 and 100 Hz every 3 s. TEAS was administered over acupoints Neiguan, Hegu, Lieque, and Quchi on the sick lateral. Electrodes were applied to the patients in the control group, but no TEAS was used. Anesthetic dosage, blood gas analysis results, lung function indexes FEV1 and FVC, post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) status, post...Continue Reading

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