Prevention of propofol injection-related pain using pretreatment transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation

Luping HUANG; Yuanyuan PAN; Sijia CHEN; Minyuan ZHANG; Xiuxiu ZHUANG; Shenhui JIN; Junlu WANG; Qinxue DAI; Yunchang MO

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Prevention of propofol injection-related pain using pretreatment transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation

Authors:

Luping HUANG | Yuanyuan PAN | Sijia CHEN | Minyuan ZHANG | Xiuxiu ZHUANG | Shenhui JIN | Junlu WANG | Qinxue DAI | Yunchang MO

Publisher:

TUBITAK

Journal:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2017 Vol.47 Issue 4, pp.1267-1276

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2017

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000751247

Frequency:

Bimonthly

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144

Abstract:

 

Background/aim: This study aimed to study the effect of pretreatment transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) in preventing propofol injection-related pain.  Materials and methods: A total of 360 patients who were to undergo elective hysteroscopy surgery were randomly divided into the following three groups of 120 patients each: control (Group C), sham TEAS (Group F), and TEAS (Group T). Patients in Group C did not undergo any treatment before surgery; 30 min before the induction of anesthesia, patients in Groups F and T underwent electrical stimulation of the bilateral LI4-PC6 acupoint. Patients in Group F were subjected to 'feeling flow', while those in Group T were subjected to 'tolerance flow.' The stimulation frequency was 2/100 Hz and the duration of stimulation was 30 min. After the induction of anesthesia, propofol injection-related pain scores, hemodynamic parameters, and adverse reactions were recorded.  Results: Of the 360 patients, 324 completed the study. There were significant differences among the groups in terms of the incidence of moderate-to-severe pain. In terms of the four-point scaling method, the end of the radial vein, the cubital vein, and the 'back of the hand' vein differed significantly among the three groups (P = 0.05). Finally, using a numerical rating scale, a significant difference was observed among the three groups in terms of the pain scores in the different veins.  Conclusions: Pretreatment TEAS effectively reduces the incidence and severity of propofol injection-related pain, the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting, and patient postoperative pain scores.

Article Details

Prevention of propofol injection-related pain using pretreatment transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation

Authors: Luping HUANG | Yuanyuan PAN | Sijia CHEN | Minyuan ZHANG | Xiuxiu ZHUANG | Shenhui JIN | Junlu WANG | Qinxue DAI | Yunchang MO

Publisher: TUBITAK

Journal: Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2017 Vol.47 Issue 4, pp.1267-1276

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 7/2017

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2000751247

Frequency: Bimonthly

eISSN: 1303-6165

pISSN: 1300-0144

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Authors:

Luping HUANG | Yuanyuan PAN | Sijia CHEN | Minyuan ZHANG | Xiuxiu ZHUANG | Shenhui JIN | Junlu WANG | Qinxue DAI | Yunchang MO

Publisher:

TUBITAK

Journal:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2017 Vol.47 Issue 4, pp.1267-1276

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2017

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000751247

Frequency:

Bimonthly

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144