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3530368

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-10-30
pubmed:abstractText
We have evaluated the effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on postoperative pain following inguinal herniorrhaphy in a prospective randomized controlled trial. Forty male patients undergoing unilateral inguinal herniorrhaphy for the first time were randomized to receive either active or inactive TENS. Electrical stimulation was delivered by electrodes placed along either side of the wound following operation. An identical apparatus, which did not deliver an electrical current, was applied to control patients. Pain was assessed over the first 3 postoperative days by visual analogue pain scores, expiratory peak flow rates and analgesic requirements. There was no difference between the two groups for pain scores, peak flow rates or analgesic requirements and we conclude that TENS as used in this trial does not reduce postoperative pain. However, TENS had considerable patient appeal and many patients believed that it was effective.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0007-1323
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
73
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
749-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Controlled trial of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for postoperative pain relief following inguinal herniorrhaphy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial