1.The effect of acupuncture combined with clean intermittent catheteriza-tion used for neurogenic bladder
Yuehong XU ; Yueyuan XU ; Yuemei XU ; Yaochu ZHENG ; Aimei HU ; Cuiping YU ; Wenjuan HUANG ; Aixiu HONG ; Weifang QIU
China Modern Doctor 2014;(29):149-151
Objective To study the effect of acupuncture combined with clean intermittent catheterization in the treat-ment of neurogenic bladder. Methods A total of 46 patients were randomly divided into test and control groups. There were 23 patients in the each group. The clean intermittent catheterization only used in the control group. However inte-grated acupuncture and clean intermittent catheterization were used in the test group. Final the residual urine volume and the incidence of bacteriuria were researched after 5 months. Results There were 17 cases restored the micturating function in the test group, however only 7 cases in the control group. There were 3 cases suffered bacteriuria in the test group, but there were 11 cases suffered bacteriuria in the control group. The difference between the two groups was sta-tistical ly significantly (P<0.05). Conclusion Combined acupuncture with clean intermittent catheterization can effi-ciently maintain the normal function of bladder, decrease the residual urine volume, and reduce the incidence of bac-teriuria.
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