1. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation reduces acute pain, and the use of analgesics after ankle fracture surgery
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Rafael Da Rocha Macedo, Aleksandro De Souza Ferreira, Ícaro Morais de Oliveira Silva, Matheus Lamartine Nogueira Duarte, Ricardo Luiz Gave Lima, Elzir Finizola, Inácio Diogo Asaumi, Luciano Miller Reis Rodrigues, and Roberto Yukio Ikemoto
- Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the applicability of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) as a complementary treatment method to non-opioid analgesics for acute postoperative pain in patients undergoing surgical treatment due to ankle fractures. Methods: A prospective, randomized, analytical, cross-sectional study performed after ankle fracture surgery. Two groups were randomized as follows: group 1 (Intervention) received TENS and non-opioid analgesic (dipyrone), and group 2 (Control) received non-opioid analgesic (dipyrone). Results: This study demonstrated that TENS in patients undergoing surgical treatment of ankle fractures reduces the use of rescue opioids significantly to control postoperative pain. Conclusion: TENS devices may be another safe option to control postoperative pain and reduce the use of opioids, avoiding adverse effects from this class of analgesic. Level of Evidence II; Therapeutic Studies; Prospective Comparative Study.
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- 2022