The use of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation to reduce opioid consumption in patients undergoing off-pump CABG: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High doses of long-acting opioids were used to facilitate off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting procedure, which may result in opioid-related adverse events after surgery. Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) had been reported to be effective in reducing intraoperative opioids consumption during surgery. The aim of this study is to assess whether TEAS with difference acupoints can reduce the doses of opioid analgesics.

Methods

This was a multicenter, randomized, controlled, double-blind trial. Patients underwent off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting under general anesthesia were enrolled. Eligible patients were randomly and equally grouped into sham acupuncture group (n = 105), regional acupoints combination group (n = 105), or distal-proxim

SUBMITTER: Zhang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11225385 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature