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ArticlePain and therapy2022

Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation Combined with Transversus Abdominis Plane Block on Postoperative Recovery in Elderly Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Gastric Cancer Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Ruyi Xing, Yang Yang, Min Zhang, Hanyu Wang, Mengyuan Tan, Chen Gao, Chao Yang, Mingyu Zhai, Yanhu Xie

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Article in Pain and therapy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ruyi Xing *Department of Anaesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230001, Anhui, China.
Yang Yang *Department of Anaesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230001, Anhui, China.
Min ZhangDepartment of Anaesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230001, Anhui, China.
Hanyu WangDepartment of Anaesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230001, Anhui, China.
Mengyuan TanDepartment of Anaesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230001, Anhui, China.
Chen GaoDepartment of Anaesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230001, Anhui, China.
Chao YangDepartment of Anaesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230001, Anhui, China.
Mingyu ZhaiDepartment of Anaesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230001, Anhui, China. zmynjl@126.com.
Yanhu XieDepartment of Anaesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230001, Anhui, China. xyh200701@sina.cn.
University of Science and Technology of China · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThis study assessed the influence of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) combined with transversus abdominis plane block (TAPB) on the recovery of elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric cancer surgery.

methodsNinety patients (age ≥ 60 years) undergoing laparoscopic gastric cancer surgery were randomly divided into general anesthesia group (group G), TAPB group (group NG), and TEAS combined with TAPB group (group NTG). Patients in the NTG group received TEAS at PC6, LI4, and ST36 acupoints and TAPB. Patients in the NG group received TAPB. The quality of recovery (QoR) was assessed using the QoR-15 questionnaire. The percentages of T lymphocyte subsets were determined. Consumption of anesthetics, extubation time, visual analog scale (VAS) scores, time of first postoperative ambulation and flatus, and postoperative adverse events were also recorded.

resultsQoR-15 scores on postoperative day (POD) 3 and POD 7 were higher in the NTG group than in the G and NG groups (P < 0.05). On POD 1 and POD 3, the percentages of CD3

conclusionThe combination of TEAS and TAPB ameliorated postoperative pain, improved immune and gastrointestinal function, reduced the incidence of PONV, and effectively promoted postoperative recovery in elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric cancer surgery.

trial registrationChinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR2100042119).

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Laparoscopic surgeryPostoperative painRecoveryTranscutaneous electrical acupoint stimulationTransversus abdominis plane block

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PMID36098938
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