Original Article

The Role of Acu-TENS in Hemodynamic Recovery after Open-Heart Surgery

Table 3

Between group comparison of mean difference in HR, SBP and RPP before and after TENS intervention.

Within-group differenceBetween-group differenceBetween-group P-value
Acu-TENSPlacebo-TENS

Heart rate (beat min−1)−4.50 (0.49)0.79 (0.21)−5.29 (0.37) .000
SBP (mmHg)−4.95 (0.89)0.35 (1.14)−5.30 (0.85) .206
Rate pressure product−940.9 (123.9)140.9 (123.6)−1081.0 (115.2) .010

Data are mean ± SE.