Effects of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on recovery after internal spinal fixation: a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study investigated the effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) on postoperative recovery in patients undergoing internal spinal-fixation surgery.

Methods

Seventy-four patients scheduled for elective internal spinal fixation surgery at the First People's Hospital of Pinghu City between August 2024 and April 2025 were enrolled. Patients were aged 19-78 years, of either gender, with American Society of Anesthesiologists class II or III and a body mass index of 17-33 kg/m². They were randomly assigned to a TEAS-assisted general anaesthesia group (Group T) or a general anaesthesia-only group (Group G) using a random number table, with 37 patients per group. In Group T, TEAS was initiated 30 min before anaesthesia induction. The N

SUBMITTER: Zhang YC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12570745 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature