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Likar, R; Jabarzadeh, H; Kager, I; Trampitsch, E; Breschan, C; Szeles, J.
[Electrical point stimulation (P-STIM) via ear acupuncture: a randomized, double-blind, controlled pilot study in patients undergoing laparoscopic nephrctomyX].
Schmerz. 2007; 21(2): 154-9.
Doi: 10.1007/s00482-006-0519-y
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- Likar Rudolf
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- Breschan Christian
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- AIM: The aim of this study was to determine whether P-STIM-verum in patients undergoing laparoscopic nephrectomies resulted in a lower consumption of analgesics and an improvement of pain scores compared with P-STIM-placebo when administered for acute peri- and postperative pain. METHODS: The study was carried out in a double-blind, randomized, controlled manner. Forty-four patients were randomised into 2 groups. The P-STIM device was applied to each patient 30 minutes pro-operatively. The Stimulation was applied over 96 hours. The P-STIM-verum group received subthreshold stimulation. The P-STIM-placebo group received no stimulation. Premedication and anaesthesia were applied in a standardised fashion. The efficacy of treatment was evaluated using a postoperative visual analogue scale (at rest and on exertion) and by dermining postoperative analgesic consumption. RESULTS: The P-STIM-verum group demonstrated better visual analogue at rest and on exertion then the P-STIM-placebo group. The postoperative consumption of morphine-hydrochloride in the first 6 h significantly less in the P-STIM-verum group. The time of first analgesic request was significantly later in the P-STIM-verum group compared with the P-STIM-placebo group. CONCLUSIONS: In this study we were able to demonstrate, that pre- and postoperative P-STIM applied in patients undergoing laparoscopic nephrectomies seems to be an effective, simply applied method with few side-effects for reducing pain and postoperative analgesic consumption.
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- Acupuncture Therapy - methods
- Aged - administration & dosage
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- Analgesics - therapeutic use
- Double-Blind Method - administration & dosage
- Ear - administration & dosage
- Electrochemistry - methods
- Female - administration & dosage
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- Laparoscopy - administration & dosage
- Male - administration & dosage
- Nephrectomy - administration & dosage
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- P-STIM
- ear acupuncture
- laparoscopic nephrectomy
- postoperative