title: Auricular-plaster therapy plus acupuncture at zusanli for postoperative recovery of intestinal function.
abstract: In order to relieve the abdominal distension and other discomforts due to gastrointestinal dysfunction after abdominal operations, the patients were treated by auricular-plaster therapy plus acupuncture at Zusanli (ST 36). 12 (92.4%) of the 13 cases in the treatment group showed recovery of normal peristalsis within 72 hours after operations, while that in 13 cases of the control group was 46.1%, indicating that auricular-plaster therapy plus acupuncture at Zusanli (ST 36) may promote postoperative recovery of the intestinal function.
authors.affiliation: Gulou Hospital of Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province.
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wan
mesh_terms: D019050:Acupressure; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005414:Flatulence / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010528:Peristalsis; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy