Curative Effect of Adhesive Intestinal Obstruction with Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medi-cine / 沈阳医学院学报

ABSTRACT

Objective: To study the curative effect of adhesive intestinal obstruction with integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine. Methods: A total of 128 patients with adhesive intestinal obstruction were randomly divided into 2 groups ( 64 patients in each) . The western medicine group was treated with conventional therapies. Traditional Chinese and western medicine group received acupuncture and moxibustion on the basis of western medicine treatment. After 3 days, abdominal X?ray plain film examination was done. The recovery of gastrointestinal function, cure rate, hospitalization days and cost was compared. Results: The symptom alle?viation rate of abdominal pain and distension, nausea and vomitting, and exhaust and defecation in Chinese and Western medicine group were higher than those in western medicine group ( P<0?05) . The cure rate was higher than that in western medicine group ( P<0?05). Hospitalization days and cost were lower than those in western medicine group (P<0?01). Conclusion: Compared with treatment with western medicine, it has quick effect, high cure rate, short treatment course, low cost in the treatment of adhesive intestinal obstruction with integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine and acupuncture.