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  • Title: The effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on post-thoracotomy pain.
    Author: Erden S, Senol Celik S.
    Journal: Contemp Nurse; 2015; 51(2-3):163-70. PubMed ID: 26986188.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Pain guidelines suggest transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) as a reliable analgesic method in postoperative pain. OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted as a randomized controlled study to determine the effect of TENS on postoperative pain and analgesic consumption in patients who have undergone posterolateral thoracotomy (PLT). DESIGN: The study was conducted in the Thoracic Surgery Clinic of a university hospital with 40 patients (test group: 20, control group: 20) and its power was 99%. While, test group patients were administered TENS, the control group patients were not. The pain assessment and analgesic consumption in both groups were recorded. RESULTS: The pain levels and analgesic consumption of the test group were lower than that of the control group (p < .05). CONCLUSIONS: TENS reduced PLT pain and analgesic consumption. Thus, TENS can be recommended as an easy and reliable analgesic method in PLT.
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