Effect of abdominal massage with hot fennel and acupoint stimulation on patients with post-operative abdominal distention
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2012.21.041
- VernacularTitle:热小茴香按摩腹部联合腧穴刺激在术后腹胀患者中的应用效果
- Author:
Jian-Qi LEI
1
;
Shan-Shan PENG
;
Zhen-Jun LIU
;
Ming-Fang XIANG
Author Information
1. 四川省第二人民医院
- Keywords:
Commin;
Massage;
Abdominal;
Flatulence;
Acupuncture point
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2012;18(21):2584-2586
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To observe the effect of abdominal massage with hot fennel and acupoint stimulation on relieving abdominal distention of patients after abdominal operation.Methods A total of 215cancer patients with postoperative abdominal distention were selected and randomly divided into three groups.Group A received the routine nursing care,Group B received the abdominal massage with hot fennel,and Group C received abdominal massage with hot fennel and acupoint stimulation.Then observed and recorded the time of first bowel sound,time of first flatus and time of abdominal distention improved of all groups.Results The time of first bowel sound of Group A,Group B and Group C respectively were ( 39.67 ± 5.92 ),( 35.46 ± 4.26),(32.53 ± 6.24 ) hours,time of first flatus of the three groups respectively were ( 53.22 ± 4.38 ),( 49.56 ±3.57 ),(43.21 ± 3.85 )hours,time of abdominal distention improved of the three groups respectively were (96.6 ± 10.91 ),(95.4 ± 7.15 ),(71.2 ± 8.18 )hours,and the differences between the three groups were statistically significant (F=5.886,4.768,10.414,respectively;P <0.05).Conclusions Abdominal massage with hot fennel and acupoint stimulation is a simple method,it' s easy to operate and it can promote bowel movement with no side-effect and significantly improve the abdominal distention of patients after abdominal operation.