Nurs Res. 1989 May-Jun;38(3):159-61.

Use of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for postoperative pain.

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Misericordia Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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This study examined the effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on incisional pain caused by the procedure of cleaning and packing an abdominal surgical wound. Seventy-five subjects (mean age 56.9 years) were randomly assigned to one of three intervention groups: TENS, placebo-TENS, or no-treatment control. The appropriate experimental treatment was administered during the routine dressing change which took place two mornings after surgery. Using an 11-point, visual analogue pain scale, subjects described pain experienced during the dressing change. Subjects who received TENS reported a significantly lower level of pain after dressing change than did those subjects who received either placebo-TENS or no-treatment. Drug administration variables did not contribute significantly to level of reported pain.

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