Analysis on Effect of Tiaoshen Acupuncture on Prevention and Treatment of Delirium in Severe Patients
Objective Analysis of the preventive and therapeutic effects of Tiaoshen acupuncture on delirium in se-vere patients.Methods A total of 40 severe patients who were treated in the ICU of Meizhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from January 2022 to June 2023 were simple randomly selected as the study objects.According to whether or not they received the modulated acupuncture treatment,they were divided into the treatment group(n=22)and the control group(n=18).The control group was given the conventional symptomatic supportive treatment,and the treatment group was given the Tiaoshen acupuncture treatment on the basis of the control group.The incidence of de-lirium within 3 days after treatment and the improvement of related symptoms within 1 month were compared between the two groups.Results The total incidence of delirium in the treatment group(9.09% )was significantly lower than that in the control group(38.89% ),the difference was statistically significant(χ2=5.041,P<0.05).Numeric Rating Scale score and Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist score 1 month after treatment were lower in two groups than before treatment,and the treatment group were lower than the control group,the differences were statistically sig-nificant(both P<0.05).Conclusion Tiaoshen acupuncture can reduce the incidence of delirium in severe patients and improve related symptoms.
Severe caseDeliriumTiaoshen acupuncturePreventionTreatment