ABSTRACT
Objective:To investigate the effects of needle-embedding therapy on improvement of pneumoperitoneum and abdominal distension after colonoscopy.Methods:A total of 102 patients who received colonoscopy in Hangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China between June 2018 and June 2020 were included in this study. They were randomly assigned to observation and control groups ( n = 51 per group). The control group was subjected to routine symptomatic treatment and the observation group was given needle-embedding therapy. The improvement effects on pneumoperitoneum and abdominal distension, examination duration, numerical rating scale score, and grade of abdominal distension at 6 and 24 hours after colonoscopy were compared between observation and control groups. Results:Total response rate in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group [92.16% (47/51) vs. 74.51% (38 /51), χ 2 = 5.71, P < 0.05]. The time to enteroscope entry and the time to enteroscope withdrawal were (4.86 ± 1.23) minutes and (5.24 ± 1.13) minutes, respectively, which were significantly shorter than those in the control group [(8.79 ± 1.25) minutes, (6.97 ± 1.12) minutes, t = 16.00, 7.76, both P < 0.001]. Numerical rating scale score in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group [(1.50 ± 0.41) points vs. (2.30 ± 0.42) points, t = 9.73, P < 0.001). At 6 and 24 hours after colonoscopy, the amplitude of improvement of abdominal distension in the observation group was significantly greater than that in the control group (both P < 0.05). Conclusion:Needle-embedding therapy can effectively improve pneumoperitoneum and abdominal distension after enteroscopy, shorten the examination duration, and relieve pain.