Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for the relief of postoperative pain

Rosenberg, Morton; Curtis, Lon E.; Bourke, Denis L.

doi:10.1016/0304-3959(78)90034-9

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“…upper abdominal operation, elective abdominal surgery, appendectomy and herniorrhaphy) the authors could not achicvc pain relief with TENS (19)(20)(21)(22). In other prospective randomized studies TENS produced relief of pain after thoracic (5, 14,17), abdominal (5,6,8,10,12,13,16,18) and orthopaedic (7, 9, 1 1 , 15) surgery. The standard sites of stimulation were both sides of the wound.…”

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Failure of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and indomethacin to reduce opiate requirement following cholecystectomy

Laitinen

Nuutinen

1991

Acta Anaesthesiol Scand

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This randomized study examined the effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and indomethacin on postoperative opiate requirement in 60 patients after cholecystectomy. An open intravenous bolus of 25 mg of indomethacin followed by an infusion of 5 mg in 1 h, alone or combined with either low or high frequency TENS, was administered during the study period of 16 h. An intravenous bolus of either 5 mg of oxycodone or 0.15 mg of buprenorphine was administered double blindly for postoperative pain relief. The number of doses of buprenorphine given (3, 9) differed (P = 0.01) from the number of doses of oxycodone given (5, 4). Neither indomethacin nor TENS reduced the postoperative opiate requirement.

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Failure of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and indomethacin to reduce opiate requirement following cholecystectomy

Laitinen

Nuutinen

1991

Acta Anaesthesiol Scand

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“…Thus, it appears that the TENS therapy is effective in controlling the pain cycles and intensity of pain as shown by various studies in the literature. [12,13,14,15,16] Systematic reviews by Walsh et al on TENS for specific types of acute pain have reported that TENS was no better than controls for postoperative pain and labour pain. However, the findings of reviews of TENS for postoperative pain have been challenged because pain measures were taken when patients were allowed free access to analgesic medication.…”

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Comparative Evaluation of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (Tens) v/S Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (Nsaids) for Postoperative Pain Management in Open Cholecystectomy

Ranga¹,

Yadav²,

Garg³

et al. 2016

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BACKGROUNDPain is not only an unpleasant sensation but also increases morbidity of any operation like atelectasis, ileus, requirement of intensive care and increase in hospital stay. By neuro-modulation based on the gate control theory, we can achieve the similar results as with pharmaceutics without their side effects. Aim of this study was to compare the Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug (NSAID) with Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation (TENS) in terms of postoperative pain and duration of pain relief by using a visual analogue scale.

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“…There have been several reports in the literature on using TNS in a postoperative program .5, 11,[18][19][20][21] Most of these studies have been with general surgical procedures or following spinal operations. Better understanding and acceptance of this electroanalgesia is facilitated if the anatomy and electrobiology is understood.…”

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Transcutaneous neural stimulation use in postoperative knee rehabilitation

1983

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A prospective study of 100 patients who were operated on in 1979 and 1980 was performed to determine the effect of transcutaneous neural stimulation (TNS) on the patients' postoperative knee rehabilitation program. The patients were then divided into four study groups. Fifty patients had a single incision arthrotomy with a meniscectomy. Of these surgical patients, Group A included 25 patients who were treated with a TNS unit postoperatively, and Group B includes 25 patients who did not use TNS. Fifty other patients had a total condylar-total knee replacement. Of these surgical patients, Group C includes 25 patients who used TNS postoperatively and Group D includes 25 patients who did not use TNS. In the arthrotomy group the TNS patients (Group A) had a shorter average hospital stay (3.84 versus 5.40 days), initiated straight leg raises sooner (1.72 days versus 3.17 days) and began ambulation sooner (1.4 days versus 2.44 days) than the patients who did not use TNS (Group B). As compared to Group B, Group A had a reduction in number of meperidine injections of 42.75% and a reduction of meperidine dosage of 31.49%. In the total knee patients, the group treated with TNS (Group C) also had a shorter hospital stay (14.92 days versus 17.88 days) and performed straight leg raises sooner (4.92 days versus 7.54 days) than patients who did not use TNS (Group D). There was no difference in the ambulation times in Group C and Group D (4.96 days). There was a reduction of meperidine injections of 35.88% and a reduction of meperidine dosage of 44.48% in Group C.

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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for the relief of postoperative pain

Cited by 54 publications

References 6 publications

Failure of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and indomethacin to reduce opiate requirement following cholecystectomy

Failure of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and indomethacin to reduce opiate requirement following cholecystectomy

Comparative Evaluation of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (Tens) v/S Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (Nsaids) for Postoperative Pain Management in Open Cholecystectomy

Transcutaneous neural stimulation use in postoperative knee rehabilitation

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