Auricular vagus nerve stimulation attenuates the acute inflammatory response after lung lobectomy
Salama M, Akan A, Mueller MR
World Journal of Surgery · 2020
Key finding
RCT found perioperative auricular VNS modulated IL-6 and IL-10 and was associated with reduced postoperative pneumonia and shorter hospital stay after lobectomy.
- Condition
- Postoperative Recovery
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- 100
Cite this study
Salama, M., Akan, A., & Mueller, M. R. (2020). Auricular vagus nerve stimulation attenuates the acute inflammatory response after lung lobectomy. World Journal of Surgery, 44(9), 3167-3174. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-020-05543-w
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