Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation Reduces Postoperative Analgesic Requirement in Patients Undergoing Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study

Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation Reduces Postoperative Analgesic Requirement in Patients Undergoing Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study

Given the rising rate of opioid-related adverse drug events during postsurgical pain management, a nonpharmacologic therapy that could decrease analgesic medication requirements would be of immense value. We designed a prospective, placebo-and-randomized controlled trial to assess the clinical effec...

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Main Authors: Mateusz Szmit, Siddarth Agrawal, Waldemar Goździk, Andrzej Kübler, Anil Agrawal, Piotr Pruchnicki, Marta Woźniak, Matylda Nowak, Bartłomiej Bartoszewicz, Jerzy Rudnicki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
acupuncture
patient-controlled analgesia
TEAS
inguinal hernia
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/1/146

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