Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation Improves the Postoperative Quality of Recovery and Analgesia after Gynecological Laparoscopic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 3
Patient characteristics in 24 h after surgery.
Group TEAS ()
Group C ()
P value
Time to first rescue analgesia (min)
59 (31–1440)
47 (13–196)
0.039
Cumulative number of rescue analgesia
1 (1–3)
3.5 (2–7.8)
0.004
Duration of PACU stay (min)
27.8 (8.3)
35.7 (7.2)
<0.001
Dizziness
14 (40.0%)
28 (77.8%)
0.001
Nausea
17 (48.6%)
26 (72.2%)
0.041
Vomiting
7 (20.0%)
19 (52.8%)
0.004
Patient’s satisfaction score
8 (6–8)
6 (5–7)
0.002
Satisfaction score 8, (%)
18 (51.4%)
6 (16.7%)
0.002
Values are mean (SD), median (IQR), or number (%). TEAS: transcutaneous electric acupoint stimulation; C: control; PACU: postanesthesia care unit.
