Objective The phenomenon of abdominal pain and distension after colonoscopy under general anesthesia should be paid more attention to.This study discussed the effect of acupoint application of Chinese medicine on relieving abdominal pain and distension.Methods A total of 340 patients who planned to undergo general anesthesia colonoscopy in Wenzhou of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital from February 2022 to April 2023 were se-lected and divided into a control group and an observation group by random number table method,with 170 cases in each group.The control group was given routine nursing after examination,and the observation group was given acupoint appli-cation of traditional Chinese medicine based on routine nursing.The relief of abdominal pain and distension,the time of first anal exhaust,gastrointestinal symptoms rating scale(GSRS),and nursing satisfaction were compared between the two groups after the examination.Results The VAS scores of abdominal pain and abdominal distension in both groups showed a downward trend after examination(P＜0.05).The VAS scores of abdominal pain and abdominal distension in the observation group at 6 h and 12 h were lower than those in the control group,with statistical significance(P＜0.05).The first anal exhaust time[(17.14±5.60)min vs.(25.26±7.43)min]and GSRS score[(6.51±2.03)points vs.(7.72±2.25)points]of the observation group were lower than those of the control group(P＜0.05),the remission rates of abdominal pain,abdominal distension and nursing satisfaction 12 h after examination were higher than those of control group[96.75％(149/154)vs.91.28％(136/149)],and the difference was statistically significant(P＜0.05).Con-clusion Acupoint application of Chinese medicine after general anesthesia colonoscopy can effectively relieve abdominal pain and distension,shorten the time of anal exhaust,improve the comfort and safety of colonoscopy,and improve nurs-ing satisfaction.
Colonoscopy general anesthesiaAcupoint application of Chinese medicineAbdominal painAbdominal dis-tension
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