Electrotherapy for the treatment of haemorrhoids

an improvement in rectal bleeding symptoms 8 weeks after the procedure (no rectal bleeding in 88% of patients and reduced rectal bleeding in 6%), and no rebleeding at 1 year in 95% of patients

all symptoms had disappeared and had not come back in 66–82% of patients at 1 year, and there was some improvement in the severity, duration and frequency of symptoms in 10% of patients

no new grade 1 or 2 haemorrhoids in 94% of patients for up to 7 years

treatment success in 88% of patients after 8 months and an average of 6.5 treatments

93% of patients back to work after 2 days, 5% back to work after 2–6 days, and 2% at home for up to 2 weeks because of pain and discomfort

84% of patients fully satisfied with the treatment, 12% were moderately satisfied, and 4% were not satisfied.

severe pain in 2% of patients, moderate pain in 68% and mild pain in 30% during the treatment, and pain that resulted in the treatment being stopped in 20% of patients

pain lasting more than 1 day after treatment in 16% of patients and, 7 days after treatment, moderate pain in 7% and mild pain in 15% with low power electrotherapy and in 15% with high power electrotherapy

rectal bleeding in 12% of patients 1–48 hours after the procedure and in 16% of patients 48 hours after the procedure

rectal ulceration in 1 patient

retention of urine in 8% of patients treated by high power electrotherapy, 6% of whom needed a catheter once and 2% of whom needed a urinary catheter 2–3 times

fainting for 10 seconds straight after treatment in 1 patient.