ABSTRACT
To investigate the effect of retention-enema of Bowels-Unblocking and Heat-Purging Mixture (BHM) combined with electro-acupuncture (EA) for peritonitis after operative.In admission order, 32 cases of acute diffuse peritonitis were allocated to group A and were treated with retention-enema of BHM and EA based on routine western medicine 6 hours after operation.Other 28 cases in group B were treated with routine western medicine only. Recovery time of bowel sound,passing flatus and defecation was observed after operation as well as post-operative complications, multiple organs dysfunction syndrome (MODS) and multiple organ failure (MOF).After operation, recovery time of bowel sounding,passing flatus and defecation was 20.32?4.34, 29.43?9.66 and 40.69?13.69 hours in group A respectively, which differed from 30.66?6.06, 40.66?17.33 and 66.48?17.58 hours in group B (P