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- Title
Effect of Herbs on Postoperative Intestinal Obstruction: A Case Report.
- Authors
Shuiyan Zhang; Hai-Yong Chen; Baoyi Shao; Lixing Lao
- Abstract
Postoperative intestinal obstruction is one of the most common and challenging complications after patients receive pelvic or abdominal surgery. The effectiveness of conventional therapies is varied and they are associated with a high recurrence rate. Traditional Chinese Medicine can be beneficial in the treatment of intestinal obstruction. In this case, a 65-year-old woman had progressively increasing abdominal pain, distension, and constipation following total hip replacement surgery. The patient was diagnosed with partial intestinal obstruction and was treated for 6 days without success using conventional Western medicine, including Enema Glycerini and Sodium Phosphates Rectal Solution. We received a request from the surgical department for a Chinese medicine consultation. Two doses of modified Dachengqi Decoction herbal formula were prescribed for the patient. The patient had her first flatus and defecation within 2 hours after ingestion of the first dose of herbal medicine and subsequently all of the symptoms were relieved. The patient was soon discharged without any further complications; a 5-year follow-up indicated that the patient had no recurrence of intestinal obstruction. This case is the first to report the effect of a Chinese herbal decoction in achieving remission of intestinal obstruction with only 1 dose. Large scale randomized controlled trials are warranted to confirm our findings.
- Subjects
BOWEL obstructions; TOTAL hip replacement; CHINESE medicine; HERBAL medicine; JAPANESE herbal medicine; HIP surgery; MECKEL diverticulum
- Publication
Alternative Therapies in Health & Medicine, 2021, Vol 27, Issue 5, p74
- ISSN
1078-6791
- Publication type
Article