SAN DIEGO—Percutaneous auricular neuromodulation improves analgesia and reduces pain interference with physical and emotional functioning in the first week after cholecystectomy and hernia repair, a new pilot study has concluded.
These findings, the researchers said, offer evidence that the novel technology may represent a feasible analgesic alternative for ambulatory cholecystectomy and hernia repair, although they recognized the need for larger, more definitive trials.
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