RESUMO
The effect of postoperative transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) was evaluated in 24 patients in two randomly selected groups who underwent thoracotomy. The patients in one group received TENS through periincisional electrodes, and the remaining patients were treated with sham stimulator setups. The stimulators remained in place for 48 hours after operation. Subjective pain scores, duration of stay in the recovery room, tolerance to chest physical therapy, complaints of nausea, time to end of mechanical ventilation, and narcotic requirements were evaluated. Patients in the TENS group had significantly lower pain scores during the first 24 hours postoperatively (p = 0.014), shorter recovery room stays (p = 0.013), and better tolerance of chest physical therapy on both day 1 (p = 0.018) and day 2 (p = 0.006). No respiratory complications occurred in either group.
Assuntos
Terapia por Estimulação Elétrica , Dor Pós-Operatória/terapia , Cirurgia Torácica , Estimulação Elétrica Nervosa Transcutânea , Analgésicos Opioides/uso terapêutico , Gasometria , Terapia por Estimulação Elétrica/efeitos adversos , Humanos , Tempo de Internação , Náusea/etiologia , Dor Pós-Operatória/sangue , Modalidades de Fisioterapia , Estimulação Elétrica Nervosa Transcutânea/efeitos adversosRESUMO
Bacteria that degrade benzyl isothiocyanate to benzylamine and hydrogen sulfide were isolated from papaya pulp homogenate by enrichment culture techniques. These organisms were identified as members of Enterobacter cloacae.