Radix et Rhizoma Rhei plus abdominal massage to prevent constipation in patients with acute stroke
- VernacularTitle:大黄粉敷脐结合按摩预防脑卒中患者急性期便秘临床观察
- Author:
Yiwen FAN
;
Hongxia LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cerebrovascular accident;
Constipatoin
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2008;7(9):642-643
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
A total of 100 in-hospital patients with acute stroke were randomly assigned to receive traditional Chinese medicine Radix et Rhizoma Rhei combined with abdominal massage(once daily; study group, n=50) or observation (control group, n=50 ) to prevent from constipation. After 3 days' treatment, 3 patients (6%) in the study group and 44 patients (88%) in the control group developed constipation (χ2=67.482, P<0.01). In addition, no adverse effects occurred in the study group. Our results indicated that traditional Chinese medicine Radix et Rhizoma Rhei combined with abdominal massage might help acute stroke patients to prevent from constipation, achieve earlier health recovery, and improve quality of life.
