Vagus Nerve Acupucture-Like Transcutanious Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Immunity After Liver Resection

Abstract

Objective: To find out the therapeutic impact of acupuncture like-transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation of vagus nerve on immunity after liver resection. Methods This was a single-blind randomized controlled trial. A total of sixty individuals who had undergone liver resection at the National Liver Institute Hospital at Menofiea University were randomly divided into two groups: study group A (n=30) and control group B (n=30). The study group had vagus nerve stimulation with acupuncture like-TENS parameters include low-frequency (2–10Hz), pulse width (100–400