Observation on theCurative Effect of Scraping with Copper Needle combined with Auricular Point Pressing Beans in the Prevention and Treatment of Digestive Tract Symptoms of Nausea-Vomiting-Anorexia Induced by Chemotherapy
Objective To observe the clinical curative effect of scraping with copper needle combined with auricular point pressing beans in the prevention and treatment of nausea-vomiting-anorexia induced by chemotherapy.Method A total of 72 pa-tients with chemotherapy who met the criteria of admixture and were admitted to the Department of Oncology,Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from January 2022 to February 2023 were selected as the study,and were di-vided into 2 groups with 36 patients in each group according to the ratio of 1:1 by random number table method(62 patients ac-tually completed,32 cases in the treatment group and 30 cases in the control group).Both groups were treated with platinum con-taining chemotherapy regimen and conventional treatment,and the treatment group was additionally given scraping with copper needle combined with auricular point pressing beans therapy.The incidence of nausea,vomiting and anorexia,pain grade and KPS scores of the two groups were compared.Results After the intervention of scraping with copper needle combined with auricular point pressing beans,the incidence of nausea and vomiting was 31.3%and 28.1%in the treatment group,and 63.3%and 56.7%in the control group,with statistical significance(P<0.05).Appetite scores,pain grade and KPS scores in treatment group were better than those in control group(P<0.05).Conclusion Scraping with copper needle combined with auricular point press-ing beans could reduce the incidence of cisplatin chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting,reduce the loss of appetite in pa-tients,reduce the pain caused by chemotherapy,and improve the quality of life of patients.
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