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ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2026

Effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on post-anesthetic shivering: a meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis.

Shuai Miao, Xiaowen Wu, Guodong Song, Wankun Chen, Xin Zhang, Jingjing Xu

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Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Shuai MiaoDepartment of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi People's Hospital, Wuxi Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China.
Xiaowen WuDepartment of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi People's Hospital, Wuxi Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China.
Guodong SongDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi People's Hospital, Wuxi Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China.
Wankun ChenDepartment of Anesthesiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Xin ZhangDepartment of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi People's Hospital, Wuxi Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China.
Jingjing XuDepartment of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi People's Hospital, Wuxi Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China.

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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) on post-anesthetic shivering in adult patients undergoing surgery under general or neuraxial anesthesia. Methods: PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure databases were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing TEAS with placebo and reporting on shivering. The primary outcome was the incidence of post-anesthetic shivering. Secondary outcomes included the incidence of postoperative nausea (PON), postoperative vomiting (POV), and postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). Trial sequential analysis (TSA) was also carried out to test the robustness of our results. Results: This meta-analysis included a total of 10 RCTs comparing TEAS to placebo with 445 and 444 patients, respectively. TEAS reduced the incidence of post-anesthetic shivering from 25% to 10% [risk ratio (RR) 0.41; 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 0.30-0.55; Conclusion: This meta-analysis suggested that TEAS can effectively reduce the incidence of post-anesthetic shivering and PONV, and further studies are unlikely to alter the conclusions.

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meta-analysispostoperative nausea and vomitingshiveringtranscutaneous electrical acupoint stimulationtrial sequential analysis

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PMCPMC12889390

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