Effect of Umbilical Acupuncture on Postoperative Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in Thoracoscopic Patients
ZHAO Qingpan
WANG Xuan
GAO Yang
FANG Jie
Abstract：Objective To explore the effect of umbilical acupuncture on postoperative gastrointestinal dysfunction(PGID)in thoracoscopic patients.Methods A total of 120 patients who were admitted for thoracoscopic surgery from November 2021 to August 2022 were randomly divided into a navel needle group(60 cases)and a control group(60 cases).The umbilical acupuncture were given thoracoscopy surgery.After anesthesia recovery and extubation,and 1-3 days after surgery,the umbilical acupuncture group completed 30 minutes umbilical needle intervention every morning from 7:00-11:00.The first postoperative exhaust time,first bowel movement time,normal diet recovery time,first bedside activity time,whether bowel sounds had recovered,vomiting frequency and nausea,abdominal pain,bloating scores were compared between two groups.Results The first postoperative exhaust time and first bowel movement time of the umbilical acupuncture group were shorter than those of the control group(P＜0.05).The postoperative nausea score,vomiting score,abdominal distension score and wound pain score of the umbilical acupuncture group were lower than those of the control group(P＜0.05).Conclusion Umbilical acupuncture has significant advantages in the improvement of the first exhaust time,the first defecation time,the incidence of nausea,and PGID of patients after thoracoscopy surgery.
Keywords：umbilical acupuncturethoracoscopic surgerypostoperative gastrointestinal dysfunction
Publication Date：2024-03-15
Online Publishing Date：2026-09-12(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 805-808 )