Needleless transcutaneous neuromodulation accelerates postoperative recovery mediated via autonomic and immuno-cytokine mechanisms in patients with …

B Zhang, K Zhu, P Hu, F Xu, L Zhu, JDZ Chen - … : Technology at the Neural …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background: Postsurgical gastrointestinal disturbance is clinically characterized by the
delayed passage of flatus and stool, delayed resumption of oral feeding, dyspepsia
symptoms, and postsurgical pain. This study was designed 1) to evaluate the effects of
needleless transcutaneous neuromodulation (TN) on postoperative recovery; 2) to
investigate mechanisms of the TN involving autonomic functions in postoperative patients
after removal of the gallbladder. Methods: Sixty patients scheduled for laparoscopic …