Observation on the effect of applying self—made rhubarb mirabilite traditional Chinese medicine pack-age for postoperative wound healing in obese and edematous parturients undergoing cesarean section
XIE Yuan
ZHANG Yanyan
ZENG Zhen
Abstract：Objective:To explore the effect of applying self—made rhubarb mirabilite traditional Chinese medicine package for postoperative wound healing in obese and edematous postpartum women undergoing cesarean section.Methods:All 150 obese and edematous postpartum women who underwent cesarean section and were admitted to our hospital from June 2022 to December 2023 were randomly divided into two groups,with 75 cases in each group.The control group received routine nursing intervention,while the observation group received external application of self-made rhubarb mirabilite Chinese medicine package intervention for 5 days.To compare the healing status,pain score,sleep quality,comfort,and complications of the surgical site between two groups.Results:The surface redness and swelling subsided,the hardness subsided,the surgical site healed,and the hospital stay in the observation group was shorter than that in the control group,there was significient difference(P＜0.05).After intervention,the visual analog scale(VAS)and pittsburgh sleep quality index(PSQI)of the observation group were lower than those of the control group(P＜0.05),the scores and total scores of each dimension of the simplified comfort scale(GCQ)were higher than those of the control group,and the complications were less than those of the control group,with statistical significance(P＜0.05).Conclusion:The self-made Chinese medicine package of rhubarb and mirabilite for external application has a sig-nificant effect on promoting postoperative healing in obese and edematous women undergoing cesarean section.It can shorten the healing time,accelerate pain relief,improve maternal comfort,and reduce the impact of diseases on sleep.
Keywords：cesarean sectionhomemade rhubarb mirabilite traditional chinese medicine packageexternal applica-tionhealing of surgical site
Publication Date：2025-03-10
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 170-173 )