Trial reportWorld journal of surgical oncology2019
Curative efficacy of low frequency electrical stimulation in preventing urinary retention after cervical cancer operation.
Trial report in World journal of surgical oncology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Effectiveness of Pelvic Floor Muscle and Education-Based Therapies on Bladder, Bowel, Vaginal, Sexual, Psychological Function, Quality of Life, and Pelvic Floor Muscle Function in Females Treated for Gynecological Cancer: A Systematic Review.Current oncology reports · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of acupuncture on urinary retention after radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Postoperative interventions for preventing bladder dysfunction after radical hysterectomy in women with early-stage cervical cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Electrical stimulation plus biofeedback improves urination function, pelvic floor function, and distress after reconstructive surgery: a randomized controlled trial.International journal of colorectal disease · 2023Trial
- Effect of Comprehensive Care Based on Appropriate Chinese Medicine Techniques on Urinary Retention and Bladder Function Recovery after Total Hysterectomy in Patients with Cervical Cancer.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2022Trial
- Effectiveness of Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy Techniques in Women with Sequels of Gynecologic Cancer: A Systematic Review.International urogynecology journal · 2026Review
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- Summary of evidence on prevention and management of bladder dysfunction in patients after radical hysterectomy.Nursing open · 2024Review
- Comparison of surgical and oncological outcomes between different surgical approaches for overweight or obese cervical cancer patients.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Article
- Long-Term Effect of Early Post-operative Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation on Voiding Function After Radical Hysterectomy: A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Article
- Medical and non-medical interventions for post-operative urinary retention prevention: network meta-analysis and risk-benefit analysis.Therapeutic advances in urologyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundTo evaluate the clinical significance of low-frequency electrical stimulation in preventing urinary retention after radical hysterectomy.
methodsA total of 91 women with stage IA2-IB2 cervical cancer, who were treated with radical hysterectomy and lymphadenectomy from January 2009 to December 2012, were enrolled into this study and were randomly divided into two groups: trail group (48 cases) and control group (43 cases). Traditional bladder function training and low-frequency electrical stimulation were conducted in the trail group, while patients in the control group were only treated by traditional bladder training. The general condition, rate of urinary retention, and muscle strength grades of pelvic floor muscle in the perioperative period were compared between these two groups.
resultsThe incidence of postoperative urinary retention in the electrical stimulation group was 10.41%, significantly lower than that in the control group (44.18%), and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.01). The duration of postoperative fever and use of antibiotics were almost the same between these two groups. Eleven days after surgery, the difference in grades of the pelvic floor muscle between these two groups was not statistically significant. However, 14 days after the operation, grades of the pelvic floor muscle were significantly higher in the trail group than in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.01). In addition, although there was no significant difference between the two groups with different parameters (P = 0.782), the incidence of urinary retention was lower in the endorphins analgesia program group than in the neuromuscular repair program group (9.09% < 11.54%).
conclusionLow-frequency electrical stimulation is more effective than conventional intervention in preventing urinary retention after radical hysterectomy. It also intensifies the recovery of pelvic muscle strength.
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