Publications by authors named "Yuan Tao Hou"
Article Synopsis
- TEAS may help with pain relief after major abdominal surgery, but it doesn't affect the time to first bowel sounds post-surgery.
- In a study of 441 patients, those who received TEAS during and after surgery reported lower pain scores compared to those who got sham treatment.
- Overall, while TEAS may not speed up gastrointestinal recovery, it could enhance postoperative pain management and support rehabilitation.
Objectives: To investigate the effects of different test meals on esophageal and intragastric pH in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and healthy subjects and to demonstrate the relationship between esophageal acid exposure (EAE) and gastric pH.
Methods: We enrolled patients with reflux esophagitis (RE; n = 15), nonerosive reflux disease (NERD; n = 12) and healthy subjects (n = 10). Four pH electrodes were used to monitor the pH of the distal esophagus, upper border of the lower esophageal sphincter, gastric fundus, and gastric body for 26 hours.