Therapeutic effect of cervical Jiaji electroacupuncture on postoperative intractable hiccup of liver neoplasms
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3766.2018.02.011
- VernacularTitle: 电针颈夹脊穴治疗肝癌切除术后顽固性呃逆的疗效观察
- Author:
Shike ZHANG
1
;
Weibin GAO
2
;
Yong LIU
1
;
Hui HE
3
Author Information
1. The First Department of Acupuncture, the First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China
2. National Old Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine Studio, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China
3. The First Department of Gynaecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University Of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China
- Publication Type:Clinical Trail
- Keywords:
Electroacupuncture;
Jiaji Points;
Liver neoplasms;
Intractable hiccup
- From:
Chinese Journal of Oncology
2018;40(2):138-140
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To evaluate the therapeutic effect of cervical Jiaji electroacupuncture on postoperative intractable hiccup of liver neoplasms.
Methods:A total of 39 patients with postoperative intractable hiccup of liver neoplasms in The First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine from May 2013 to May 2017 were collected and divided into 2 groups randomly. The electroacupuncture group included 20 cases, the control group included 19 cases. Patients in the electroacupuncture group were treated by cervical Jiaji electroacupuncture (located in C3-5, sympathetic ganglion), while the control group were treated by metoclopramide combined with chlorpromazine for three days. The therapeutic effects of two groups were compared and the onset time were recorded.
Results:Total effective rates of electroacupuncture group and control group were 95.0% and 47.4%, respectively. The onset time in electroacupuncture group and control group were (14.8±3.3) h and (30.5±3.1) h, respectively (P<0.01). Ten cases who resisted the control treatment were then treated by electroacupuncture for 3 days, 6 cases were recovered, 3 cases became better, while 1 case demonstrated no response. No serious adverse reactions were appeared in each group.
Conclusion:Cervical Jiaji electroacupuncture is an effective and safe treatment for postoperative intractable hiccup of liver neoplasms, and it can be used as a remedy for intractable hiccup patients who don′t respond to drug treatment.
