Effect of acupoint stimulation on the quality of recovery in patients with radical thyroidectomy under the concept of enhanced recovery after surgery: a randomized controlled trial

• Published in: Zhōngguó zhēnjiǔ Vol. 39; no. 12; p. 1289
• Main Authors: Jiang, Qun, Mo, Yun-Chang, Jin, Dan, Jin, Wen-Jun, Pan, Yuan-Yuan, Wang, Yu-Fei, Du, Wen-Wen, Wang, Jun-Lu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 12.12.2019
• Subjects: Acupuncture Points; Enhanced Recovery After Surgery; Humans; Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting; Thyroidectomy; Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation; quality of postoperative recovery; ehanced recovery after surgery (ERAS); randomized controlled trial (RCT); transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation; radical thyroidectomy; auricular point pressing with magnetic beads; acupoint stimulation
• ISSN: 0255-2930
• DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.12.009

To observe the effect of acupoint stimulation on the quality of recovery in patients with radical thyroidectomy under the concept of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS). A total of 62 patients with radical thyroidectomy were randomized into an observation group and a control group, 31 cases in each one. In both of the two groups, general anesthesia with tracheal intubation was applied, the same anesthesia induction and maintenance medication were given. In the observation group, auricular point pressing with magnetic beads was adopted at bilateral shenmen (TF ) and transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (dilatational wave, 2 Hz/100 Hz in frequency, 6 to 12 mA) was performed at bilateral Hegu (LI 4) and Neiguan (PC 6) from 30 min before anesthesia induction to the end of the anesthesia. In the control group, medical adhesive plaster was pasted at bilateral shenmen (TF ) and the electrodes were plastered at bilateral Hegu (LI 4) and Neiguan (PC 6) with no corresponding stimulation. In both of the two