2011
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezr108
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Abstract: TENS is a valuable strategy to alleviate post-thoracotomy pain with reduction of cytokine production and of analgesic consumption, and with positive effects on pulmonary ventilation function.

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“…This method was found to be effective in early post-thoracotomy pain [62]. There are conflicting results for the use in neuropathic pain [63].…”
Section: Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This method was found to be effective in early post-thoracotomy pain [62]. There are conflicting results for the use in neuropathic pain [63].…”
Section: Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, most literature has demonstrated that pain increases the inflammatory response. 59,60 Hence, it seems unlikely that the inflammatory response should be upregulated in the buprenorphine group. Another explanation could be that mice not receiving analgesia exhibit decreased activity and less use of the affected leg due to the pain experienced.…”
Section: Nsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For example, TENS has been shown to alleviate postthoracotomy pain and lower the serum levels of TNFα, IL-6, and IL-10 in patients who underwent surgery for resectable lung cancer. 23 The biological mechanism of electrotherapyrelated effect on the production of cytokines is not clear, although its effect on electrical activity of muscles has been postulated. 24 It is well established that within a week after major orthopaedic surgery, ex vivo production of certain cytokines including TNFα and IL-10 becomes compromised and is associated with a significant reduction in the number of inflammatory cells in the peripheral blood.…”
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confidence: 99%