Clinical efficacy of electroacupuncture at "Intestine Three Needles" in the treatment of intestinal dysfunction in sepsis

ObjectiveTo observe the clinical efficacy of electroacupuncture at "Intestine Three Needles" in the treatment of intestinal dysfunction in sepsis.

MethodsA total of 60 sepsis patients with intestinal dysfunction were randomly divided into the control group and observation group(30 cases in each group).The clinical efficacy, serum inflammatory markers, plasma motilin level, gastrointestinal function index, APACHE-Ⅱ score and gastrointestinal function AGI score in two groups were observed before and after 7 days of treatment.

ResultsThere was no statistical significance in each index between two groups before treatment(P>0.05).After treatment, the serum inflammation index, measuring points of defecating, intra-abdominal pressure, abdomen circumference, APACHE-Ⅱscore and gastrointestinal AGI score decreased, the motilin level and number of bowel sounds per minute increased, and the above indexes in observation group were better than those in control group(P < 0.05 to P < 0.01).The total effective rate in observation group was better than that in control group after 7 days of treatment(P < 0.05).

ConclusionsElectroacupuncture at "Intestine Three Needles" can significantly enhance the gastrointestinal motility, reduce the gastrointestinal inflammation and improve the gastrointestinal function.