Trial reportClinical interventions in aging2018
Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation for prevention of postoperative delirium in geriatric patients with silent lacunar infarction: a preliminary study.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 59 citations in OpenAlex.
- Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation for preventing postoperative delirium in elderly patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
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- Non-pharmacological interventions for preventing delirium in hospitalised non-ICU patients.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Non-pharmacological interventions for preventing delirium in hospitalised non-ICU patients.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation on the Incidence of Hypoxia in Elderly Patients Undergoing Painless Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Pain research & management · 2024Trial
- Effect of Transcutaneous Acupoint Electrical Stimulation on Urinary Retention and Urinary ATP in Elderly Patients After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial.Clinical interventions in aging · 2022Trial
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- Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation on Postoperative Cognitive Decline in Elderly Patients: A Pilot Study.Clinical interventions in aging · 2021Trial
- Development of a Nomogram Model to Predict the Risk of Postoperative Delirium in Cardiac Surgery Patients.Journal of cardiovascular translational research · 2025Article
- Practical prognostic tools to predict the risk of postoperative delirium in older patients undergoing cardiac surgery: visual and dynamic nomograms.Journal of clinical monitoring and computing · 2025Article
- A Bibliometric Analysis of Acupuncture Treatment of Postoperative Complications from 2003 to 2023.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Review
- Efficacy of preoperative transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation in reducing postoperative delirium in older adults undergoing orthopedic surgery: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Impact of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on postoperative recovery in older adults following pterygium excision: a prospective randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
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- Acupuncture-related techniques for postoperative cognitive complications: a systemic review and meta-analysis.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2023Article
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- Research Status and Prospects of Acupuncture in Perioperative Medicine Over the Past Decade: A Bibliometric Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2023Review
- Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation for the prevention of postoperative delirium in elderly surgical patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2023Review
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeThis study aims to investigate the effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) on postoperative delirium (POD) in elderly patients with silent lacunar infarct and preliminarily to determine the relationship among TEAS, blood-brain barrier (BBB), neuroinflammation, and POD. PATIENTS AND
methodsSixty-four-old patients with silent lacunar infarct were randomly divided into two groups: group TEAS and control group (group C). Patients in the group TEAS received TEAS (disperse-dense waves; frequency, 2/100 Hz) on acupoints Hegu and Neiguan of both sides starting from 30 minutes before induction of anesthesia until the end of surgery, and the intensity was the maximum current that could be tolerated. In group C, electrodes were placed on the same acupoints before anesthesia induction, but no current was given. At 0 minute before the treatment of TEAS, 30 minutes after skin incision, and after completion of surgery (T
resultsThis study preliminarily suggests that TEAS can reduce the development of POD in elderly patients with silent lacunar infarction (6.3% vs 25.0%;
conclusionTEAS can alleviate POD in older patients with silent lacunar infarction and may be related to reduce the neuroinflammation by lowering the permeability of BBB.
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