Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Pectoral-Intercostal Fascial Block for the Prevention of Chronic Postsurgical Pain in Elderly Patients Undergoing Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A 2x2 Factorial, Double-Blinded, Randomized Clinical Trial
Cui S, Yan L, Huang P, Yang H, Liang W, Huang L
Clinical Interventions in Aging · 2026
Key finding
Perioperative taVNS significantly reduced chronic postsurgical pain incidence (28.6% vs 40.9%) and improved recovery quality after off-pump CABG.
- Condition
- Postoperative Recovery
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- 260
Cite this study
Cui, S., Yan, L., Huang, P., Yang, H., Liang, W., & Huang, L. (2026). Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Pectoral-Intercostal Fascial Block for the Prevention of Chronic Postsurgical Pain in Elderly Patients Undergoing Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A 2x2 Factorial, Double-Blinded, Randomized Clinical Trial. Clinical Interventions in Aging, Volume 21, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.2147/cia.s583971
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