Observational Study
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jun 27, 2024; 16(6): 1749-1755
Published online Jun 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i6.1749
Observation of therapeutic effect of lamp irradiation combined with purple gromwell oil gauze on alleviating intestinal colic in patients
Bi-Zhi Cen, Yin-Song Chen, Li-Ping Li, Jing-Wen Wu, Yan-Fen Xie
Bi-Zhi Cen, Yin-Song Chen, Li-Ping Li, Jing-Wen Wu, Yan-Fen Xie, Department of Tumor Center, Foshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Foshan 528000, Guangdong Province, China
Author contributions: Cen BZ and Xie YF initiated the project; Chen YS and Li LP designed the experiment and conducted clinical data collection; Wu JW performed postoperative follow-up and recorded data; Cen BZ and Xie YF conducted a number of collation and statistical analysis, and wrote the original manuscript; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Foshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
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Conflict-of-interest statement: Dr. Xie has nothing to disclose.
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Corresponding author: Yan-Fen Xie, Nurse, Department of Tumor Center, Foshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 6 Qinren Road, Chancheng District, Foshan 528000, Guangdong Province, China. 13553310645@163.com
Received: February 20, 2024
Revised: April 18, 2024
Accepted: April 22, 2024
Published online: June 27, 2024
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Abstract
BACKGROUND

Intestinal colic is a common complication in patients who have undergone radical surgery for colorectal cancer. Traditional Chinese medicine has advantages, including safety and stability, for the treatment of intestinal colic. Lamp irradiation for abdominal ironing has been applied in the treatment of many gastrointestinal diseases. Purple gromwell oil has the effects of clearing heat, cooling blood, reducing swelling, and relieving pain.

AIM

To investigate the impact of lamp irradiation combined with purple gromwell oil gauze on ameliorating intestinal colic in patients after radical surgery for colorectal cancer.

METHODS

A total of 120 patients who experienced postoperative intestinal colic complications after radical surgery for colorectal cancer and who were admitted to Foshan Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital between June 2019 and March 2023 were enrolled as study subjects. The patients were divided into a control group (60 patients) and an observation group (60 patients) based on treatment method. The control group was treated with lamp irradiation, while the observation group was treated with lamp irradiation and external application of purple gromwell oil gauze. The clinical efficacy, Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) score, duration of symptoms, and rate of adverse reaction occurrence were further compared between the two groups.

RESULTS

The general effective rate in the observation group was 95.00%, which was significantly higher than that in the control group (86.67%, P < 0.05). Before treatment, there was no significant difference in the duration of symptoms between the groups (P > 0.05). After 1, 2, 3, and 4 d of treatment, the duration of symptoms in both groups were decreased, and the duration in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group (96.54 ± 9.57 vs 110.45 ± 11.23, 87.26 ± 12.07 vs 104.44 ± 11.68, 80.45 ± 16.21 vs 99.44 ± 14.95, 73.18 ± 15.58 vs 92.17 ± 14.20; P < 0.05). After 1, 3, 5, and 7 d of treatment, the NRS scores in both groups were decreased, and the NRS scores in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (3.56 ± 0.41 vs 4.04 ± 0.58, 3.07 ± 0.67 vs 3.74 ± 1.02, 2.52 ± 0.76 vs 3.43 ± 0.85, 2.03 ± 0.58 vs 3.03 ± 0.82; P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the rate of adverse reaction occurrence between the groups (P > 0.05).

CONCLUSION

The use of lamp irradiation combined with purple gromwell oil gauze in patients with intestinal colic after radical surgery for colorectal cancer can reduce symptom duration, alleviate intestinal colic, and improve treatment efficacy, and this approach is safe. It is worth promoting the use of this treatment in clinical practice.

Keywords: Lamp irradiation, Purple gromwell oil gauze, Intestinal colic, Radical surgery for colorectal cancer, Therapeutic effect

Core Tip: One hundred and twenty patients with colic were divided into a control group (treated with divine lamp irradiation) and an observation group (treated with divine lamp irradiation combined with purple grass oil gauze external application). The total effective rate of the observation group was higher than that of the control group, and the duration of symptoms and the Numeric Rating Scale score were lower than those of the control group; there was no significant difference in adverse reactions between the two groups. The combination of divine lamp irradiation and purple grass oil gauze is effective and safe for patients with intestinal colic.