Application Value of External Application of Traditional Chinese Medicine Combined with Massage in Puerperal Acute Mastitis
Objective To explore the intervention effect of external application of traditional Chinese medicine combined with massage on puerperal acute mastitis.Methods 100 patients with puerperal acute mastitis admitted to Zhengzhou University Fifth Affiliated Hospitalfrom September 2021 to September 2022 were selected and divided into control group and observation group,with 50 cases in each group.The control group was treated with mammary massage on the basis of routine nursing,and the obser-vation group was treated with external application of traditional Chinese medicine on the basis of the control group.Symptom and sign scores of the two groups were compared before and after intervention.The time when pain disappeared,the time when body temperature recovered,the time when milk was cleared,and the levels of inflammatory cytokines before and after intervention.Results After intervention,the scores of breast swelling,breast mass and milk secretion in the observation group were lower than those in the control group(P<0.05).The time of pain disappearance,temperature recovery and lactation in the observation group were shorter than those in the control group(P<0.01).After intervention,the levels of WBC and CRP in the observation group were lower than those in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion Traditional Chinese medicine combined with massage can improve the therapeutic effect of puerperal acute mastitis,relieve the pain of patients,reduce the mass,but also can effec-tively inhibit inflammation,worthy of promotion.