Effect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on perioperative psychological symptoms in patients undergoing elective thoracoscopic pneumonectomy under general anaesthesia: study protocol for a single-centre, prospective, randomised, double-blind, controlled study
Sun Z, Wang Y, Chen J, Lin Y, Ma T, Zhou M, Li P, Liu J, Zhao W, Xiong X, et al.
BMJ Open · 2025
Key finding
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of taVNS in managing perioperative psychological symptoms in patients undergoing elective thoracoscopic pneumonectomy under general anaesthesia.
- Condition
- Postoperative Recovery
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
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Cite this study
Sun, Z., Wang, Y., Chen, J., Lin, Y., Ma, T., Zhou, M., Li, P., Liu, J., Zhao, W., Xiong, X., Tan, W., Tao, M., Cao, J. L., & Liu, H. (2025). Effect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on perioperative psychological symptoms in patients undergoing elective thoracoscopic pneumonectomy under general anaesthesia: study protocol for a single-centre, prospective, randomised, double-blind, controlled study. BMJ Open, 15(12), e110216. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-110216
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