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Percutaneous Auricular Nerve Stimulation (Neuromodulation) for Analgesia and Opioid-Sparing Following Knee and Hip Arthroplasty: A Proof-of-Concept Case Series
- Source :
- A&A practice, vol 16, iss 10
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2022.
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Abstract
- We present a case series to demonstrate proof-of-concept for the off-label use of an auricular neuromodulation device-originally developed to treat symptoms associated with opioid withdrawal-to instead provide analgesia and opioid-sparing following knee and hip arthroplasties. Within the recovery room, an auricular neuromodulation device (near-field stimulator system 2 [NSS-2] Bridge, Masimo) was applied to 5 patients. Average daily pain at rest and while moving was a median of 0 to 2 as measured on the 0 to 10 numeric rating scale, while median daily oxycodone use was 0 to 2.5 mg until device removal at home on postoperative day 5. One patient avoided opioid use entirely.
Details
- ISSN :
- 25753126
- Volume :
- 16
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- A&A Practice
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....fa74e8146e649c952500c7c92a9ff5fe