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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2025

Efficacy and safety of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation for preoperative anxiety in thoracoscopic surgery: a randomized controlled trial.

Jie Zhang, Xindi Wu, Chenni Ju, Subinuer Kurexi, Xiaoxiao Zhou, Ke Wang, Tongyu Chen

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04887090 (Study on Standardization and Clinical Evaluation of Acupuncture and Drug Compound Technology to Accelerate Perioperative Rehabilitation of Pneumonectomy), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Study on Standardization and Clinical Evaluation of Acupuncture and Drug Compound Technology to Accelerate Perioperative Rehabilitation of Pneumonectomy

TypeinterventionalSponsorShanghai Yueyang Integrated Medicine HospitalRan2021 to 2022Enrolled76ConditionsAcupuncture Therapy, Pneumonectomy, Perioperative Period, AnalgesiaArmsAcupuncture and Drug Compound Technology, Routine perioperative management
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7 authors.

Jie ZhangYueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Xindi WuYueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Chenni JuYueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Subinuer KurexiYueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Xiaoxiao ZhouShanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Ke WangYueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Acupuncture Anesthesia Clinical Research Institute, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Tongyu ChenYueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) often experience preoperative anxiety, which can significantly impact the surgical process and postoperative recovery. However, the efficacy of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation (TEAS) in managing preoperative anxiety in VATS patients is unknown. Methods: A total of 82 patients scheduled for thoracoscopic surgery were randomly divided into TEAS group ( Results: On the third intervention day, anxiety levels in the TEAS group were significantly lower than in the STEAS group ( Conclusion: TEAS effectively reduces preoperative anxiety, decreases intraoperative anesthetic and anti-inflammatory drug use, shortens postoperative chest tube removal time and hospitalization, and alleviates postoperative pain. These results indicate that TEAS, as an adjunctive therapy, has valuable potential in improving surgical outcomes and postoperative experience for patients with pulmonary nodules. Clinical trial registration: https://clinicaltrials.gov, NCT04887090.

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electrical acupoint stimulationgeneral anesthesiaperi-operativepreoperative anxietyrandomized trialvideo-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

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