High and low frequency TENS reduce postoperative pain intensity after laparoscopic tubal ligation: A randomized controlled trial

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-19

  DeSantana, Josimari M ^a   Sluka, Kathleen A ^a   Lauretti, Gabriela Rocha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Postoperative pain; Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation; Tubal sterilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECOVERY ROOM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; UTERINE TUBE LIGATION; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE TUBE STERILIZATION;

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANALGESICS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STERILIZATION, TUBAL; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62349088170     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e31817d1070     Document Type: Article

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