Clinical curative effect of fuzi-cake-separated moxibustion for preventing dysuria after operation for lower limb fracture.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

To assess the clinical curative effect of fuzi-cake-separated moxibustion at Zhongji (CV 3) and Guanyuan (CV 4) for preventing dysuria after internal fixation of lower limb fractures.

METHODS:

Sixty patients conforming to the inclusion standards were randomly divided into a treatment group (n = 30) and a control group (n = 30). Fuzi-cake-separated moxibustion was performed at Guanyuan (CV 4) and Zhongji (CV 3), 20 min at a time, twice a day, for 3 days before operation in the treatment group. No fuzi-cake-separated moxibustion was performed in the control group. After treatment, the score for symptoms of first urination, urinary time, urinary volume, 24 h remaining urinary volume, incidence of uroschesis, and rate of controlling dysuria were compared to evaluate the curative effect of preventing post-operative dysuria.

RESULTS:

The score for symptoms of first urination, 24 h remaining urinary volume (maximum 120 mL vs 250 ml, and less than 10 ml in 24 cases vs 15 cases), and the rate of controlling dysuria (83.34% vs 30%) were significantly better (P < 0.05, P < 0.05, and P < 0.001, respectively) in the treatment compared with the control group. There was no statistical difference (P > 0.05) between the two groups in first post-operative urinary time, urinary volume, or incidence of 24 h uroschesis.

CONCLUSION:

Fuzi-cake-separated moxibustion at Zhongji (CV 3) and Guanyuan (CV 4) can better prevent post-operative dysuria, effectively promote the functional restoration of the urinary bladder, and control the incidence of post-operative dysuria.

• Authors: Yan Yue, Lijun Tao, Jianqiao Fang, Qi Xie, Shaofeng He, Chunxia Huang, Xueming Yang
• Journal: Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan (J Tradit Chin Med) Vol. 34 Issue 5 Pg. 544-9 (Oct 2014) ISSN: 0255-2922 [Print] China
• PMID: 25417403 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Topics

• Aconitum (chemistry)
• Acupuncture Points
• Adult
• Aged
• Dysuria (etiology, prevention & control, therapy)
• Female
• Fractures, Bone (complications, surgery)
• Humans
• Lower Extremity (injuries, surgery)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Moxibustion
• Young Adult