Effect of TENS Application After Thoracic Surgery
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, Procedural Pain
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: be over 18 years old no chest tube not have a pacemaker or arrhythmia no history of pain, alcohol use or substance abuse no prior pre-operative TENS/opioid use no postoperative epidural analgesics no history of psychiatric illness no history of metastatic disease being conscious, able to speak no barriers to the application of TENS no postoperative complications and being I, II and III in the ASA classification of the American Society of Anesthesiology. Exclusion Criteria: having a history of epilepsy using analgesics at least 1 hour before chest tube removal.
Sites / Locations
- Cukurova UniversityRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
TENS group
Control group
TENS will be applied to the experimental group 45 minutes before the chest tube is removed and another 15 minutes after the chest tube is removed.
TENS will not be applied to the control group