Effects of acupressure combined with moxibustion therapy in patients af ter gastrointestinal surgeries
HUA NG Wenfang
Abstract：Objective To study the clinical effects of acupressure combined with moxibustion therapy in patients after gastrointestinal surgeries .Methods Ninety patients with gastrointestinal surgeries were randomly divided into experimental group (n= 45) and control group(n=45) .The control group was given routine nursing . The experimental group had been given acupressure combined with moxibustion for 3 to 5 days ,beginning at 6 hours after surgeries .The intestinal peristalsis recovery and abdominal distension of 2 groups were compared .Results The recovery time of bowel sound ,exhaust time and defecation time for the first time after surgeries in the experimental group was shorter than that in the control group . The abdominal distension in experimental group was less than that in the control group (2 vs 15) .Conclusion Acupressure combined with moxibustion therapy can effectively promote the recovery of gastrointestinal function after gastrointestinal surgeries .
Keywords：AcupressureMoxibustionGastrointestinal motilityPostoperative period
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 374-376 )