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Trial reportTechnology in cancer research & treatment2018

Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation Improves Immunological Function During the Perioperative Period in Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Undergoing Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgical Lobectomy.

Qing Tu, Zhou Yang, Jianhui Gan, Jian Zhang, Bin Que, Qiaofeng Song, Yan Wang

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Trial report in Technology in cancer research & treatment, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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19citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Effect of inspiratory muscle training associated or not to physical rehabilitation in preoperative anatomic pulmonary resection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022
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  6. Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation for suspected laryngopharyngeal reflux disease.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2023
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  13. Use of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation in pulmonary surgery for patients with tuberculosis.Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Qing Tu1 Department of Anesthesiology, Tangshan People's Hospital, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China.
Zhou Yang3 Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Jianhui Gan1 Department of Anesthesiology, Tangshan People's Hospital, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8399-827X
Jian Zhang4 Department of Anesthesiology, the Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, Southwest Jiao Tong University, Chendu, China.
Bin Que5 Department of Anesthesiology, Hangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Qiaofeng Song6 Department of Cardiology, Tangshan People's Hospital, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China.
Yan Wang7 Department of Neurology, Tangshan People's Hospital, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China.
North China University of Science and Technology · CNHangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNSichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital · CNThird People's Hospital of Chengdu · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The immunological function of patients with malignant tumors may be suppressed during the perioperative period. However, details on the effects of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) on immunological function are relatively lacking. We designed this study to examine the effects of TEAS on the immunological function of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) during the perioperative period. Participants (n = 144) were enrolled and randomly assigned into group TEAS or group sham TEAS. TEAS on bilateral Feishu (BL13), Hegu (L14), and Zusanli (ST36) was performed continuously throughout the procedure. The primary outcome was the quantities of natural killer (NK) cells at 30 minutes before induction (T

Indexed as

ImmunomodulationAgedBiomarkersCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCytokinesFemaleHumansHypoxiaKiller Cells, NaturalLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPerioperative PeriodPneumonectomySurgery, Computer-AssistedBiomarkersCytokinesimmunological functionnon-small cell lung cancerperioperative periodtranscutaneous electrical acupoint stimulationvideo-assisted thoracic surgical lobectomy

Identifiers

PMID30381011
PMCPMC6259054
OpenAlexW2899113219

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