Postoperative gastrointestinal dysfunction after thoracoscopic surgery
Conditions
Sponsors
Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 85 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with gastrointestinal dysfunction after thoracoscopic surgery; 2. ASA physical status class I or II; 4. Willingness to sign the informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with severe complication before operation; 2. Participants with cognitive dysfunction, psychological disorder; 3. Patients with history of PONV,opioid addiction, or had been taking pain medication for a long time,that interfere with completion of the study; 4. Cardiac pacemaker implantation; 5. Known allergy to or feared of acupuncture; 6. Pregnant or breastfeeding women; 7. History of thoracic surgery; 8. Patients with gastrointestinal disorders, such as constipation, acute, chronic or subacute intestinal obstruction before operation; 9. Participants with a history of EA treatment; 10. Severe infection or surgery around the local site of needling; 11. Severe cardiovascular, hepatic, or renal abnormalities; 12. Patients who havent taken medication for constipation priorto enrollment,exclude rescue medicine (glycerol or sorbitol anal enema).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| time to first flatus;time to first defecation; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Postoperative pain score;perioperative variables;postoperative nausea;Postoperative hospital stay;abdominal distention;postoperative vomiting;adverse events associated with electroacupuncture; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactMan Zheng
Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed