Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine Heat Therapy Pack Combined with Multifunctional Moxa Stick Device on Postpartum Women Undergoing Ce-sarean Section
OBJECTIVE To observe the effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine heat therapy pack combined with multifunctional moxa stick device on parturient undergoing cesarean section.METHODS 180 cesarean section parturient were divided into an observation group and a control group based on different nursing methods,with 90 ca-ses in each group.The control group was given rapid rehabilitation care,while the observation group received Tradi-tional Chinese Medicine heat therapy combined with a multifunctional moxa stick device on the basis of the control group,twice a day,for duration of 3 days.Contractile pain,self-care ability score,comfort rating and postoperative a-nal exhaust time were compared between the two groups of postpartum women between 24-72 hours after surgery.RESULTS After intervention,the uterine contraction pain score in the observation group was lower than that in the control group 24-72 hours after surgery(P<0.05);Although the observation group had higher scores of self-care a-bility and comfort 24 hours after surgery compared to the control group,there was no statistically significant difference(P>0.05).The observation group had higher scores of self-care ability and comfort 48 and 72 hours after surgery compared to the control group(P<0.05);The postoperative anal exhaust time in the observation group was shorter than that in the control group(P<0.05).CONCLUSION The combination of Traditional Chinese Medicine heat therapy pack and multifunctional moxa stick device can alleviate uterine contractions pain,accelerate gastrointestinal peri-stalsis,promote anal exhaust,improve self-care ability,and improve maternal comfort for cesarean section parturient.
Traditional Chinese Medicine Heat Therapy PackMulti-functional Moxa Stick DevicePostpartum Uterine Contrac-tions PainSelf-care AbilityComfort LevelAnal Exhaust