{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["11(1)"],"submitter":["Lopez-Campos E"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Episiotomy is a surgical intervention performed during the second stage of labor to facilitate the baby's exit through the birth canal. There are different reasons that lead <b>to an</b> episiotomy; however, it is recommended <b>to be</b> performed occasionally and not systematically, since it may produce negative effects such as pain. Different therapies have been described to reduce this pain, including transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS).<h4>Objective</h4>To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis about the effects of Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation (TENS) on pain after episiotomy.<h4>Methods</h4>The databases PubMed, Cochrane, Scopus, Cinhal, PEDro and Web of Science were consulted using the terms \"Episiotomy\" and \"Transcutaneous Electr"],"journal":["Heliyon"],"pagination":["e41577"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11754501"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Effects of transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation on pain after episiotomy. A systematic review and meta-analysis."],"pmcid":["PMC11754501"],"pubmed_authors":["Soto-Gonzalez M","Alonso-Calvete A","Da Cuna-Carrera I","Lopez-Campos E"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Effects of transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation on pain after episiotomy. A systematic review and meta-analysis.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Episiotomy is a surgical intervention performed during the second stage of labor to facilitate the baby's exit through the birth canal. There are different reasons that lead <b>to an</b> episiotomy; however, it is recommended <b>to be</b> performed occasionally and not systematically, since it may produce negative effects such as pain. Different therapies have been described to reduce this pain, including transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS).<h4>Objective</h4>To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis about the effects of Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation (TENS) on pain after episiotomy.<h4>Methods</h4>The databases PubMed, Cochrane, Scopus, Cinhal, PEDro and Web of Science were consulted using the terms \"Episiotomy\" and \"Transcutaneous Electr","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Jan","modification":"2025-04-03T23:36:34.983Z","creation":"2025-04-03T23:36:34.983Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11754501","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39850434"],"doi":["10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e41577"]}}