Comparison of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Parasternal Block for Postoperative Pain Management after Cardiac Surgery.

Conclusions. Parasternal block was more effective than TENS in the management of early postoperative pain and the reduction of opioid requirements in patients who underwent cardiac surgery through median sternotomy. This trial is registered with Clinicaltrials.gov number NCT02725229.
PMID: 27445610 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Pain Research and Management - July 26, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Ozturk NK, Baki ED, Kavakli AS, Sahin AS, Ayoglu RU, Karaveli A, Emmiler M, Inanoglu K, Karsli B Tags: Pain Res Manag Source Type: research