Impact of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on postoperative pain in patients undergoing perianal surgery: a randomized trial
Yin ZY, Wang J, Wei P, Gao H, Sun L, Song JG, Tang W
Annals of Medicine · 2025
Key finding
The VAS scores of patients in the taVNS group were significantly lower than those in the sham stimulation group at 2, 6, 24, 48, and 72 h postoperatively, at the time of the first dressing change, and at the time of the first defecation (p < 0.05).
- Condition
- Pain
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
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Cite this study
Yin, Z. Y., Wang, J., Wei, P., Gao, H., Sun, L., Song, J. G., & Tang, W. (2025). Impact of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on postoperative pain in patients undergoing perianal surgery: a randomized trial. Annals of Medicine, 57(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2025.2476045
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