Electrical Acupoint Stimulation for Postoperative Recovery (EAS)
Postoperative Complications, Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting, Postoperative Infection
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Postoperative Complications focused on measuring Acupoint Stimulation, postoperative recovery, Postoperative Complications, Peri-operation
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Agree to sign the contract
- The patients receive total hip or knee arthroplasty
- Epidural anesthesia administered
Exclusion Criteria:
- The patients' age out of range setting
- Forbidden to the administration of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation
- Communication disorder
- The patients who had medical history of cerebral vascular diseases, deep vein thrombosis, urinary retention, nausea and vomiting.
- The patients who attended another trial in the past three months
- Emergency surgery
Sites / Locations
- Affiliated hospital of shandong university of traditional chinese medicine
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
Sham Comparator
TEAS group
Electroacupuncture group
sham TEAS group
Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation on Neiguan, Quchi, Zusanli, Sanyinjiao. Intensity: maximal tolerance by subject; Time span: 30minutes before anesthesia induction and 30 minutes after wound closure.
Hand-needle on Neiguan, Quchi, Zusanli, Sanyinjiao.Intensity: maximal tolerance by subject; Time span: 30minutes before anesthesia induction and 30 minutes after wound closure.
Sham transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on Neiguan, Quchi, Zusanli, Sanyinjiao; Intensity: maximal tolerance by subject; Time span: 30minutes before anesthesia induction and 30 minutes after wound closure.