Clinical effect analysis of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation combined with auricular point pressing with beans in the treatment of postoperative pain in liver cancer patients after transarterial chemoembolization
Xu Xiaodan
Wu Yanyan
Wu Xuegao
Chen Hong
Ling Yan
Liu Guotao
Jiang Hailin
Abstract：Objective To investigate the clinical effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation(TEAS)combined with auricular point pressing with beans in the treatment of postoperative pain in liver cancer patients after transarterial chemoembolization(TACE).Methods A total of 207 liver cancer patients who underwent TACE in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University from January to December 2023 were enrolled and divided into control group(103 cases,treated with TEAS)and observation group(104 cases,treated with auricular point pressing with beans on the basis of control group)according to random number table method.The clinical efficacy,postoperative pain degree,liver function indexes,quality of life and safety were compared between the two groups after different treatments.Results The total effective rate of the observation group was higher than that of the control group,with statistically significant difference[94.2％(98/104)vs 81.6％(84/103)](x2=7.832,P=0.005).At 7 d after operation,the visual analogue scale score,alanine aminotransferase,aspartate aminotransferase and total bilirubin levels in the observation group were lower than those in the control group,and the quality of life scale score of liver cancer patients was higher than that in the control group(all P＜0.05).There was no statistically significant difference in the total incidence of adverse reactions between the observation group and the control group(P＞0.05).Conclusion TEAS combined with auricular point pressing with beans has an outstanding effect in the treatment of postoperative pain in liver cancer patients after TACE,which can significantly reduce postoperative pain degree,improve liver function and quality of life with favorable safety.
Keywords：Liver cancerTranscutaneous electrical acupoint stimulationAuricular point pressing with beansTransarterial chemoembolizationPain
Publication Date：2026-06-18
Online Publishing Date：2026-09-14(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 921-924 )