Patient ‐Administered Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Postoperative Pain Control After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Randomized, Sham‐Controlled Feasibility Trial

ConclusionsPatient ‐administered TENS is safe and acceptable. Future studies may use sub‐sensory TENS as a proxy sham control to more reliably blind patients. A larger, double‐blinded RCT employing these techniques is now needed to determine the analgesic efficacy of TENS in an enhanced recovery setting, and its potential to reduce opiate usage.
Source: Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface - Category: Biotechnology Authors: Tags: Clinical Research Source Type: research