Therapeutic effect observation on acupuncture plus umbilicus application with Chinese medicine in treating detrusor underactivity

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture plus umbilicus application with Chinese medicine for detrusor underactivity. Methods A total of 46 male patients with detrusor underactivity who were admitted to our hospital between January and December 2017 were randomized into a control gr...

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Published in:Journal of acupuncture and tuina science 2018-12, Vol.16 (6), p.389-393
Main Authors: Liu, Wei-min, Hu, Hong-yan, Xiao, Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acupuncture
Clinical Study
Intubation
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
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Summary:Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture plus umbilicus application with Chinese medicine for detrusor underactivity. Methods A total of 46 male patients with detrusor underactivity who were admitted to our hospital between January and December 2017 were randomized into a control group and an observation group, with 23 cases in each group. The control group received intermittent catheterization and routine nursing, and the observation group was treated with acupuncture plus umbilicus application with Chinese medicine on the basis of the treatment of the control group. The comprehensive efficacy, the improvement of bladder urine residue and maximum flow rate of the two groups were observed. Results No cases dropped out in the two groups. After the intervention, the total effective rate of the observation group was 78.3%, which was significantly higher than 52.2% of the control group ( P
ISSN:1672-3597
1993-0399
DOI:10.1007/s11726-018-1079-2