Table 2.
The incidence of postoperative catheter-related bladder discomfort between two groups.
| Time (hours) | T5 | T9 | T11 | T12 | ||||
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| Group | Control (n = 35) | TEAS (n = 35) | Control (n = 35) | TEAS (n = 35) | Control (n = 35) | TEAS (n = 35) | Control (n = 35) | TEAS (n = 35) |
| CRBD | 28 (80%) | 9 (26%)∗ | 28 (80%) | 20 (57%)∗ | 31 (89%) | 7 (20%)∗ | 19 (54%) | 4 (11%)∗ |
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| Severity | ||||||||
| Mild | 18 (51%) | 9 (26%) | 18 (51%) | 18 (51%) | 22 (63%) | 7 (20%) | 19 (54%) | 4 (11%) |
| Moderate | 10 (29%) | 0∗ | 10 (29%) | 2 (6%)∗ | 8 (23%) | 0∗ | 0 | 0 |
| Severe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (3%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data is presented as the number (%) of patients. CRBD: catheter-related bladder discomfort; TEAS: transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation. T5: at the end of surgery; T9: at the time out of PACU; T11: postoperative 24 hours; T12: postoperative 48 hours. ∗p < 0.05 vs. control group.