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Wrist-ankle acupuncture combined with pain nursing for the treatment of urinary calculi with acute pain
Li-Mei Wu, Qian Liu, Xiao-Hua Yin, Li-Ping Yang, Jun Yuan, Xiao-Qi Zhang, Yan-Li Wang
Li-Mei Wu, Qian Liu, Nursing Clinic, Hebei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei Province, China
Li-Mei Wu, Qian Liu, Nursing Clinic, Hebei Technology Innovation Center of TCM Spleen and Kidney Diseases, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei Province, China
Xiao-Hua Yin, Department of Nursing, Hebei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei Province, China
Li-Ping Yang, Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Orthopaedics, Hebei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei Province, China
Jun Yuan, Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Hebei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei Province, China
Xiao-Qi Zhang, Experimental Acupuncture and Moxibustion Teaching and Research Office, Acupuncture and Moxibustion Tuina College of Hebei University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050200, Hebei Province, China
Yan-Li Wang, Department of Respiratory, Hebei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei Province, China
Author contributions: Wang YL proposed the research theme; Wu LM designed the research protocols and wrote the manuscript; Liu Q participated in the analysis the data; Yin XH revised major elements of the manuscript; Wu LM, Liu Q, Yin XH, Yang LP, Yuan J, and Zhang XQ participated in study’s intervention program; all authors reviewed and approved the final version to be published.
Supported by Project of Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Hebei Province of China, No. 2020048.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by Hebei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: There are no conflicts of interest to report.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-checklist of items.
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https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Corresponding author: Yan-Li Wang, Nurse, Department of Respiratory, Hebei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 389 Zhongshan East Road, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei Province, China.
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Received: April 14, 2023
Peer-review started: April 14, 2023
First decision: April 26, 2023
Revised: May 11, 2023
Accepted: May 24, 2023
Article in press: May 24, 2023
Published online: June 26, 2023
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ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS
Research background
Wrist-ankle acupuncture is a type of floating acupuncture therapy administered at selected points in the carpal and ankle areas, which has been shown to have good pain-relieving effects. The application and safety of wrist-ankle acupuncture combined with pain nursing were confirmed for administering pain intervention in patients with renal calculi.
Research motivation
Wrist-ankle acupuncture combined with pain nursing was used to effectively relieve the degree of pain and improve the safety of pain-relieving treatments in patients with urinary calculi.
Research objectives
This study aimed to assess the efficacy, safety, and clinical applicability of wrist-ankle acupuncture therapy for the treatment of acute pain caused by urinary calculi.
Research methods
We conducted an observational study on patients with acute pain complicated by urinary calculi. The control group received the conventional nursing intervention and pharmacological analgesia, whereas the observation group received wrist-ankle acupuncture and pain nursing. We compared the pain-relieving effect and nursing satisfaction between the two groups.
Research results
The pain visual analog scale (VAS) scores at 24 h, 48 h and 72 h after the intervention decreased in both groups compared with their preintervention scores. Moreover, the VAS scores at all time points after the intervention were lower in the observation group than that in the control group at the same time points. The pain recurrence rate was lower in the observation group than in the control group at 24 h postintervention. Additionally, the nursing satisfaction rate was higher in the observation group than in the control group.
Research conclusions
Wrist-ankle acupuncture combined with pain nursing can quickly relieve the pain symptoms of patients with urinary calculi, reduce the recurrence rate of pain within 72 h of treatment, and significantly improve patient care satisfaction.
Research perspectives
This study has provided preliminary evidence that wrist-ankle acupuncture combined with pain nursing can effectively and safely relieve acute pain patients with urinary calculi. Future studies should validate these study findings by conducting larger clinical trials. The study’s clinical generalization is strong.
