Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation may be an alternative to opioids for pain relief, according to findings from a randomized controlled trial.
Pain relief with high-frequency, high-intensity transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation is comparable with intravenous opioids in managing postsurgical pain in patients who undergo laparoscopic surgery for gallbladder removal.Researchers assessed 163 patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy at two Swedish centers between 2019 and 2023.
Patients who experienced postoperative pain with a numerical rating scale score ≥ 3 in the post-anesthesia care unit were randomly assigned to receive either TENS or an intravenous opioid.
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