ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Surg.
Sec. Visceral Surgery
This article is part of the Research TopicEnhanced Recovery After Gastrointestinal SurgeryView all 4 articles
The role of medium-frequency pulsed electrotherapy in patients with postoperative ileus after gynecological surgery
Provisionally accepted
- Department of Experiment & Research, South China Hospital, Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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Objective: To investigate whether medium-frequency pulse electrical therapy can effectively shorten the duration of postoperative ileus in gynecological patients. Methods: Clinical data from 126 eligible gynecological surgery patients from January 2024 to June 2024 were analyzed. Patients were grouped based on whether they received medium-frequency pulse electrical therapy and the initiation time of the therapy. Postoperative time to first flatus was compared between groups. Results: There was no statistically significant difference in the time to first anal exhaust between patients who received medium-frequency pulsed electrotherapy and those who did not (P = 0.36). Similarly, no significant difference was observed based on the timing of initiation of medium-frequency pulsed electrotherapy (P = 0.70). Conclusion: Medium-frequency pulse electrical therapy shows no significant effect in shortening the duration of postoperative ileus in gynecological patients.
Keywords: Gynecology, Medium-frequency pulsed electrotherapy, Postoperative ileus, rehabilitation physiotherapy, retrospective analysis
Received: 08 Sep 2025; Accepted: 11 Dec 2025.
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* Correspondence: Jiazhen Ji
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