Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on the PC-5 and PC-6 Points Alleviated Hypotension after Epidural Anaesthesia, Depending on the Stimulus Frequency

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on the PC-5 and PC-6 Points Alleviated Hypotension after Epidural Anaesthesia, Depending on the Stimulus Frequency

Neuraxial blockade causes arterial hypotension. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) at the Neiguan (PC-6) and Jianshi (PC-5) reduces the severity of hypotension after spinal anaesthesia, but did not clarify the optimal stimulus frequency. We hypothesized that the stimulus frequency of...

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Main Authors: Young-Chang P. Arai, Akihiro Ito, Kenji Ohshima, Soki Hibino, Sinnosuke Niwa, Jun Kawanishi, Hiroki Numanami, Yoshikazu Sakakima, Shouji Mizuno, Yusuke Tawada, Yuki Maruyama, Jun Sato, Makoto Nishihara, Shinsuke Inoue, Takahiro Ushida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/727121

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