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Conventional Nursing + Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation After TKA

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July 2024

Conventional Nursing + Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation After TKA

Vol: 306| Issue: 7| Number:67| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Effects of conventional nursing in the operating room combined with transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on postoperative cognitive dysfunction after total knee arthroplasty in elderly patients.

J Orthop Surg Res . 2024 Feb 1;18(1):906.

Contributing Authors:
X Wang J Zhou G Zhang

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Forty patients with severe knee dysfunction undergoing total knee arthroplasty were randomized to receive either conventional nursing care (n=20) or conventional nursing combined with transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS; n=20). The primary outcome of interest was the incidence of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD). Secondary outcomes included Mini-Mental State Examination ...

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