Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation Improves the Postoperative Quality of Recovery and Analgesia after Gynecological Laparoscopic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 1
Patient characteristics and operation details.
Group TEAS ()
Group C ()
P value
Age (year)
34.2 (7.2)
35.6 (8.7)
0.47
ASA (I/II)
34/1
34/2
1.0
Height (cm)
159.1 (6.5)
160.4 (4.9)
0.293
Weight (kg)
53.5 (6.7)
55.8 (8.2)
0.209
Type of surgery
0.562
Ovarian cystectomy
30 (85.7%)
29 (80.6%)
Myomectomy surgery
5 (14.3%)
7 (19.4%)
Preoperative QoR-40
186.7 (9.9)
184.6 (8.5)
0.339
Duration of surgery (min)
64.5 (9.2)
63.9 (9.3)
0.776
Duration of anesthesia (min)
72.1 (9.5)
72.8 (9.8)
0.791
Values are mean (SD), or number (%). TEAS: transcutaneous electric acupoint stimulation; C: control.
