TEAS to Improve Outcome During Emergence From General Anesthesia After Robotic Surgery

Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation on Outcome During Emergence From Anesthesia in Patients Undergoing Robotic Laparoscopic Gynecologic Surgery

This study is to observe whether transcutaneous electrical stimulation at specific acupoints could improve the quality of emergence in patients undergoing robotic laparoscopic gynecologic surgery.

During robotic laparoscopic gynecologic surgery, the patients are put in an extremely trendelenburg positon. And a long duration of this position could lead to delayed emergence or agitation. Stimulation at some acupoints were reported to improve homeostasis. In this study we tend to observe whether transcutaneous electrical stimulation at specific acupoints could improve the quality of emergence in patients undergoing robotic laparoscopic gynecologic surgery.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients scheduled for robotic laparoscopic gynecologic surgery under general anesthesia
• Patients with written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with difficulty in communication
• Patients with disease of central nervous system