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Effectiveness of acupuncture for recovery of flatulence after cesarean section: A case report.

Weipeng Sun, Minying Li, Tong Lin, Zhizhong Sun, Zhenjie Zhuang, Junmao Wen, Shuliang Ji, Yizi Xie, Jingjing Lu, Chuanjin Luo and 4 more

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Article in Medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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14 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Weipeng SunGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine.
Minying LiGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine.
Tong LinGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine.
Zhizhong SunGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine.
Zhenjie ZhuangGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine.
Junmao WenGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine.
Shuliang JiGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine.
Yizi XieGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine.
Jingjing LuFirst Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine.
Chuanjin LuoFirst Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine.
Wei WuFirst Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine.
Lin WangSouth China Research Center for Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Medical College of Acu-Moxi and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Liang ZhengFirst Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine.
Danghan XuFirst Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine.
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

rationalePostoperative ileus with flatulence is a common symptom in patients who have undergone cesarean section, and it can lead to peritonitis and intestinal perforation. However, few previous reports described therapeutic effects of acupuncture in women with flatulence after cesarean delivery. We reported a case of 29-year-old woman with abdominal flatulence after cesarean section. PATIENT CONCERNS: The patient developed right abdominal pain and distention with no discharging bowel movement or passage of gas through the anus after cesarean section. DIAGNOSIS: The computed tomography revealed bowel loops filled with gas. She was diagnosed with postoperative ileus.

interventionsFrom the second day after cesarean section, acupuncture was administered at the bilateral Zusanli (ST36), Shangjuxu (ST37), Yinlingquan (SP9), Sanyinjiao (SP6), Zhigou (TE6), and Hegu (LI4) acupoints. OUTCOMES: The patient exhibited the successful passage of gas through the anus 30 minutes after acupuncture needles were removed. The time to first defecation with a normal total stool weight and moderate hardness was 3 hours after acupuncture treatment. LESSONS: Acupuncture can be an effective alternative treatment in patients with flatulence after cesarean section.

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Acupuncture TherapyCesarean SectionFemaleFlatulenceHumansIntestinal Pseudo-ObstructionPostoperative ComplicationsPregnancyTomography, X-Ray Computed

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