Research Article

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on the PC-5 and PC-6 Points Alleviated Hypotension after Epidural Anaesthesia, Depending on the Stimulus Frequency

Table 1

Demographic and anaesthetic data. Data are median (range). Wound-based time: baseline measurements to wound closure time.

Control ( )2 Hz ( )10 Hz ( )20 Hz ( )40 Hz ( )

Age (yr)69 (61–74)66 (43–82)74.5 (49–88)73 (23–84)69 (36–886)0.442
Height (cm)160 (148–173)163 (148–175)159 (148–174)162 (150–170)159 (137–179)0.773
Weight (kg)61 (50–72)62 (39–76)57 (41–64)58 (45–66)54 (47–94)0.578
Wound-based time (min)45 (28–55)40 (28–55)42 (38–46)42 (38–45)40 (35–55)0.932