Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation reduces cytokine production in sepsis: An open double-blind, sham-controlled, pilot study
Wu Z, Zhang X, Cai T, Li Y, Guo X, Zhao X, Wu D, Li Z, Zhang L
Brain Stimulation · 2023
Key finding
TaVNS was well tolerated in the study population.
- Condition
- Inflammation
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- —
Cite this study
Wu, Z., Zhang, X., Cai, T., Li, Y., Guo, X., Zhao, X., Wu, D., Li, Z., & Zhang, L. (2023). Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation reduces cytokine production in sepsis: An open double-blind, sham-controlled, pilot study. Brain Stimulation, 16(2), 507-514. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2023.02.008
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