Mild-warm moxibustion for prevention of PICC-related upper extremity deep vein thrombosis in gastrointestinal cancer patients
10.3761/j.issn.0254-1769.2017.07.018
- VernacularTitle:温和灸对胃肠道恶性肿瘤患者PICC相关性上肢静脉血栓预防的效果研究
- Author:
Yong-Mei JIN
1
;
Ying-Lian DI
;
Chun-Jing XU
;
Xiao-Hua TAO
;
Li-Jing HUANG
Author Information
1. 200137,上海市第七人民医院普外科
- Keywords:
Mild-warm Moxibustion;
Venous Thromboembolism;
Carcinoma;
Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nursing
2017;52(7):854-857
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the effects of mild-warm moxibustion on PICC-related upper extremity deep vein thrombosis in gastrointestinal cancer patients.Methods Totally 117 patients with PICC were randomly assigned into the experimental group and the control group.All patients received routine PICC care,the control group was given normal saline for sealing tubes,the experimental group was given mild-warm moxibustion and normal saline.Incidence of thrombosis and indicators of hemorheology were compared between two groups.Results For incidence of thrombosis:7 days after placement,incidence of thrombosis in the experimental group was significantly lower than that in the control group(P＜0.05).For indicators of hemorheology:the whole blood viscosity at low shear and high shear,erythrocyte aggregation index,whole blood viscosity,and hematocrit were significantly lower in the experimental group than the control group.Conclusion Mild-warm moxibustion can effectively prevent thrombotic formation in gastrointestinal cancer patients with PICC by influencing hemorheology.
