Korean J Anesthesiol.  2008 Dec;55(6):657-661. 10.4097/kjae.2008.55.6.657.

The effect of cranial electrotherapy stimulation on preoperative anxiety and hemodynamic responses

• Kim HJ
• Kim WY
• Lee YS
• Chang MS
• Kim JH
• Park YC

• KMID: 1782537
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2008.55.6.657

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Cranial electrotherapy stimulation is used as a treatment for depression, anxiety, insomnia, and adjunctive intervention for pain management. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of cranial electrotherapy stimulation pretreatment on the level of preoperative anxiety and the hemodynamic responses.
METHODS
Sixty patients undergoing general anesthesia were randomly assigned into two groups to receive either no pretreatment (Control group, n = 30) or cranial electrotherapy stimulation pretreatment (CES group, n = 30). Anxiety score, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and heart rate were measured in the preoperative holding area and the operating room.
RESULTS
The anxiety score in the operating room compared with the preoperative holding area decreased in the CES group, but increased in the Control group. Systolic blood pressure and heart rate in the operating room were lower in the CES group compared with the Control group.
CONCLUSIONS
Cranial electrotherapy stimulation pretreatment reduced the level of the preoperative anxiety and the hemodynamic responses.

Keyword

anxiety; cranial electrotherapy stimulation; hemodynamic responses

MeSH Terms

Anesthesia, General
Anxiety
Blood Pressure
Depression
Electric Stimulation Therapy
Heart Rate
Hemodynamics
Humans
Operating Rooms
Pain Management
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders