Abstract:Background: Tourniquet-induced extremity ischemia-reperfusion injury is one of the major complications in patients with lower extremity surgery, while lung is the most vulnerable organ to insult subsequent to ischemia-reperfusion. Current scientific research data has shown that electric stimulation at special acupoints could suppress inflammasome activation and subsequently exert protective effects in the lungs. Thus, the effect of transcutaneous electrical acupuncture point stimulation (TEAS) on lung injury i… Show more
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