[Clinical observation on different acupuncture and moxibustion therapies for treatment of postsurgical gastroparesis syndrome].
OBJECTIVE
To optimize therapy of acupuncture and moxibustion for postsurgical gastroparesis syndrome (PGS).


METHODS
Forty-one cases of PGS were randomly divided into 3 groups in order of visiting. Group A (n = 17) were treated by warming needle moxibustion, group B (n = 12) by acupuncture plus auricular point sticking, and group C (n = 12) by routine acupuncture. Changes of gastric drainage volume, therapeutic times and cured rate were investigated in the 3 groups.


RESULTS
All the 3 therapeutic methods could significantly decrease gastric drainage volume. The cured rate was 100.0% and the therapeutic times was (7.24 +/- 3.87) in the group A, 66.7%, (9.83 +/- 4.60) times in the group B and 75.0%, (15.25 +/- 3.81) times in the group C, with significant differences in the cured rate and the therapeutic times among the 3 groups (P < 0.05, P < 0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
The warming needle moxibustion is the best method for PGS, with less therapeutic times, high cured rate and rapid effect.
Sun
Hua
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sunhuahe@vip.sina.com
Wang
Dao-hai
DH
D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D018589:Gastroparesis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009071:Moxibustion / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*