title: [Effect of transcutaneous electrical stimulation of Zusanli (ST 36) and Liangqiu (ST 34) combined with general anesthesia on pain and gastrointestinal symptoms in patients undergoing gynecological laparoscopic operation].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the effects of transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation (TAES) combined with general anesthesia (acupuncture analgesia combined with general anesthesia) on postoperative pain, nausea and vomiting and exhausted defecation symptoms in patients undergoing gynecological laparoscopic operation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty patients with gynecological laparoscopic operation were randomly divided into TAES group and control group, with 30 cases in each group. Patients of the control group received simple general anesthesia and those of the TAES group were treated with general anesthesia and TAES of bilateral Zusanli (ST 36) and Liangqiu (ST 34) . Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was used for measuring the patients' pain reaction at 8 h, 24 h and 72 h after surgery. Symptoms of patients' nausea and vomiting, post-operation exhaust and defecation time were recorded after operation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The VAS scores at time-points of 8 h, 24 h and 72 h and nausea level in the TAES group were significantly lower than those of the control group (P < 0.01, P < 0.05). The vomiting severity of the TAES group was also relatively lower in comparison with the control group, but without significant difference between the two groups (P > 0.05). The post-operation exhaust and defecation time of patients in the TAES group apparently appeared earlier than those of patients in the control group (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  TAES combined with general anesthesia is effective in reducing post-operative pain and nausea, and improving gastrointestinal function in patients undergoing laparoscopic operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China. yin-xiuqi@163.com
authors.forename: Xiu-qi
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
authors.forename: Yi-chen
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
authors.forename: Yong-qiang
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Acu-moxibustion , Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Universi-ty of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200032 ,China.
authors.forename: He
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D015667:Acupuncture Analgesia; D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D005260:Female; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D004561:Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation