Effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on perioperative hypothermia in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a randomized controlled trial
Yajie Zhao, Hansheng Liang, Kaidi Kang, Menghan Su, Qian Gao, Yaqing Wu, Weixin Zhang, Yue Li, Liang Sun, Yi Feng · 2026
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Yajie Zhao and co-authors test electrical acupoint stimulation against low body temperature during chest surgery in a 2026 randomized trial. Cooling is common during keyhole lung surgery and raises complication risk. Gentle skin stimulation at acupuncture points might steady body temperature control, but trial evidence was limited.
Adults having elective keyhole surgery were assigned to real or sham stimulation, from before anesthesia to the end of surgery. Ninety two enrolled and eighty eight finished. Low temperature occurred in about sixteen percent of the treated group versus about forty one percent of controls. Treated patients also kept higher temperatures and had fewer complications.
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| CREATOR | Yajie Zhao, Hansheng Liang, Kaidi Kang, Menghan Su, Qian Gao, Yaqing Wu, Weixin Zhang, Yue Li, Liang Sun, Yi Feng |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |