摘要
OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of electric acupoint stimulation on gastrointestinal hormones and motility among geriatric postoperative patients with gastrointestinal tumors,and to explore an efficient and noninvasive method for postoperative recovery of bowel functions.METHODS:Forty patients were randomly and evenly assigned into a regular nursing care group(RNC) and an acupoint electric stimulation group(AES).Patients in the RNC group received regular nursing care and patients in the AES group received regular nursing care plus electric stimulation of acupoints.The serum levels of gastrin(GAS),motilin(MOT),and cholecystokinin(CCK),and an electrogastrogram(EGG) of all the patients were evaluated on the first,third,and fifth day after surgery.The time to first flatus after surgery and the number of patients with side effects such as abdominal pain,abdominal distention,and diarrhea were recorded.RESULTS:There were significant differences between the two groups in GAS,MOT,EGG,time to first flatus,abdominal pain,abdominal distention,and diarrhea(P < 0.05).CONCLUSION:Electric stimulation on acupoints could increase levels of GAS and MOT,promote the recovery of gastrointestinal functions,and decrease complications among postoperative senile patients with gastrointestinal tumors.
OBJECTIVE： To evaluate the effects of electric acu- point stimulation on gastrointestinal hormones and motility among geriatric postoperative pa- tients with gastrointestinal tumors, and to explore an efficient and noninvasive method for postopera- tive recovery of bowel functions.METHODS： Forty patients were randomly and evenly assigned into a regular nursing care group （RNC） and an acupoint electric stimulation group （AES）. Patients in the RNC group received regular nursing care and patients in the AES group re- ceived regular nursing care plus electric stimula-tion of acupoints. The serum levels of gastrin （GAS）, motilin （MOT）, and cholecystokinin （CCK）, and an electrogastrogram （EGG） of all the patients were evaluated on the first, third, and fifth day after sur- gery. The time to first flatus after surgery and the number of patients with side effects such as ab- dominal pain, abdominal distention, and diarrhea were recorded.RESULTS： There were significant differences be- tween the two groups in GAS, MOT, EGG, time to first flatus, abdominal pain, abdominal distention, and diarrhea （P 〈 0.05）.CONCLUSION： Electric stimulation on acupoints could increase levels of GAS and MOT, promote the recovery of gastrointestinal functions, and de- crease complications among postoperative senile patients with gastrointestinal tumors.
基金
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation Project of China(Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation Prevents the Deep Vein Thrombosis:the Role of Endothelium Modulation,No.81202750)
