REDUCTION OF POSTOPERATIVE PAIN AND NARCOTIC USE BY TRANS-CUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE-STIMULATION

  • 1 January 1980
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 87  (2) , 142-146
Abstract
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) was evaluated as a postoperative analgesic. Patients undergoing lumbar spine operations, hip surgery and gynecological laparotomies were studied. Sterile electrodes, placed near the incision immediately after operation, were connected to a continuously operating stimulator for 48 h after operation. Results from 46 experimental patients demonstrated that TENS could reduce the demand for postoperative narcotics in a group of patients who had not used narcotic analgesics before operation. No significant benefit was observed for patients who had used narcotics prior to operation.

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