Objective:To investigate the effect of ear acupoint bean pressing on gastrointestinal motility and related hormones after laparoscopic surgery in patients with hysteromyoma,and to explore the therapeutic mechanism of ear acupoint bean pressing.Methods:Patients undergoing laparoscopic myomectomy in the Department of Gynecology of The People's Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Univer-sity of Traditional Chinese Medicine from May 2022 to December 2023 were randomly divided into an experimental group and a control group,with 57 patients in each group.The experimental group was treated with postoperative routine nursing and ear acupoint bean pressing(targeting the spleen,stomach,and sympathetic),and the control group was treated with postoperative routine nursing and sham ear acupoint bean pressing(containing no Vaccaria seed,targeting the spleen,stomach,and sympathetic).After the intervention,the time to first postoperative passing of flatus and defecation,clinical efficacy,and changes in gastrointestinal hormone levels were compared between the two groups.Results:The time to first postoperative passing of flatus[20.31(17.52,22.38)h vs.21.51(18.53,28.15)h]and defecation[35.32(31.47,39.17)h vs.38.12(33.44,42.78)h]in the experimental group was lower than that in the control group(P<0.05),and the clinical efficacy was better than that in the control group(P<0.05).There were no significant differ-ences in motilin(MTL),gastrin(GAS),somatostatin(SS),and substance P(SP)levels between the two groups before operation(P>0.05).The MTL and GAS levels were increased and the SS and SP levels were decreased after operation.The MTL[(451.52±54.33)pg/mL vs.(476.24±56.35)pg/mL]and GAS[150.50(133.93,164.52)pg/mL vs.173.44(154.45,184.63)pg/mL]levels at 24 h after operation in the experimental group were lower than those in the control group(P<0.05),and the SS[38.34(33.24,40.23)pg/mL vs.33.36(29.13,38.76)pg/mL]level at 24 h after operation was higher than that in the control group(P<0.05),with no significant change in the SP level(P>0.05).The results of repeated measures analysis of variance and generalized estimation equation showed that there were significant differences in the time effect and interaction effect of MTL(P<0.05),a significant difference in the time effect of SP(P<0.05),and significant differences in the time effect,intergroup effect,and interaction effect of GAS and SS(P<0.05).Conclusion:Ear acupoint bean pressing has significant effect on abdominal distension after laparoscopic surgery in patients with hysteromyoma,ef-fectively regulates the level of gastrointestinal motility related hormones,and promotes the recovery of gastrointestinal function.

Objective To explore left ventricular longitudinal systolic function changes during perioperative period of coronary artery bypass graft(CABG).Methods Totally 41 patients with confirmed coronary artery disease(CAD)who underwent CABG were prospectively enrolled.The preoperative left ventricular global longitudinal strain(GLS),as well as GLS on the day of CABG,on the 3rd and 7th day postoperation were measured.According to preoperative left ventricular GLS,the patients were divided into 3 groups,i.e.normal group(group A,GLS≤-18.1％,n=6),mildly decreased group(group B,-18.1％＜GLS≤-14.0％,n=22)and severely decreased group(group C,GLS＞-14.0％,n=13).Repeated measures analysis of variance,generalized estimating equation and multiple comparisons were used to analyze left ventricular systolic function in different perioperative time points.Results No significant difference of GLS was found among different time points during perioperative period of CABG in group A and C(all adjusted P＞0.05).In group B,GLS on postoperative days were lower than that before CABG(all adjusted P＜0.001),and the lowest value was observed on the day of CABG postoperatively,while no significant difference of GLS was found between the 3rd and 7th day postoperation(adjusted P=1.00).Compared with those before CABG,the longitudinal strain(LS)of basal segment on the day of CABG postoperatively and 3rd day postoperation,of middle segment and apical segment at all postoperative time points were lower(all adjusted P＜0.05),while of the apical segment on the day of CABG postoperatively decreased most obviously.No significant difference of LS of each ventricular segment was found between the 3rd nor the 7th day postoperation(all adjusted P＞0.05).Conclusion GLS decreased significantly on the day of CABG postoperatively but partially recovered within the following week in CAD patients with mildly decreased preoperative GLS.CABG had the most pronounced effect on LS of apical segment in left ventricle.