تاثير تحريك التكريكي عصب از راه پوست (تنس) در كنترل درد پس از جراحي شكستگي ران

The Analgesic Effect of Transcutaneous Electerical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) after the Operation of Femur Fracture

Introduction and Objective: The main source of suffering and debility seems to be pain which seriously damages the life quality of millions of people all over the world The purpose of this study is to determine the analgesic effect of TENS after femur fracture surgery. Materials & Methods: This experimental study aimed at determining the impact of TENS on pain control after the operation of femur fracture among the patients hospitalized in Dehdasht Imam Khomaini hospital Sixty patients hospitalized in the orthopedic ward were randomly selected. For data collection, we provided a questionnaire, the first part of which contained demographic Information and the second part included a check list of the variables such as intensity (severity) of pain, duration of pain, recurrence of pain. and the vital signs during 48 hours after operation A numerical scale was employed to determine the intensity of pain. The surgeon Anesthesia procedure, sedative and narcotics dunno anesthesia were the same for both experimental and control groups In order to alleviate pain, and when insufficient, sedative drugs were prescribed for patients Pain intensity and vital signs in both experimental group (before and after TENS) and control group (before and after the use of narcotics) were carefully studied. Results: Results of the study showed that intensity, duration and recurrence of pain, and the amount of sedative drug remarkably decreased after use of TENS (p