Low-frequency electrical stimulation promotes the recovery of gastrointestinal motility following gynecological laparoscopy (Review)

Yihong Wu; Xiaoying Tian; Lvfen Gao; Linzhi Gao

doi:10.3892/mi.2022.38

Low-frequency electrical stimulation promotes the recovery of gastrointestinal motility following gynecological laparoscopy (Review)

Med Int (Lond). 2022 Apr 6;2(2):13. doi: 10.3892/mi.2022.38. eCollection 2022 Mar-Apr.

Authors

Yihong Wu¹, Xiaoying Tian¹, Lvfen Gao², Linzhi Gao²

Affiliations

¹ Nursing College of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China.

Abstract

The rapid recovery of gastrointestinal transit is critical for clinical recovery following laparoscopic procedures, including gynecological laparoscopies (GLs). Rehabilitation interventions post-surgery may provide significant prevention against early post-operative gastrointestinal motility disorders and maid aid in the acceleration of post-operative recovery in patients undergoing GLs. Among others, low-frequency electrical stimulation (LFES) has been demonstrated to pronouncedly mitigate the symptoms caused by gastrointestinal motility disorders; thus, this has attracted increasing attention over the past decade. The present study aimed to present an overview of the efficacy and application of LFES in gastrointestinal motility recovery following GL procedures.

Keywords: gastrointestinal motility; gynecological laparoscopy; low-frequency electrical stimulation; more rapid recovery.

Publication types

Review

Grants and funding

Funding: The present study was funded by the Research Center for Medical and Health Science and Technology Development of the National Health Commission (grant no. HDSL202004003).