International Research in Chinese Medicine

Objective To analyze the effect of acupoint application combined with occipital hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy for liver cancer. Methods 80 patients with liver cancer received in our hospital from June 2021 to December 2022 were selected as the research objects, and they were grouped according to the random number table. 40 patients were treated with hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy, and were set as the control group. 40 patients were set as the experimental group by adding point application combined with traditional Chinese medicine pillow on the basis of hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy. The degree of nausea and vomiting and sleep quality after treatment were analyzed. Results There were significant differences in nausea and vomiting at 0, II and III levels in the experimental group, appetite at 0, II and IV levels in the experimental group, and the score of vomiting symptoms in the experimental group was significantly lower; The scores of sleep quality, sleep time, sleep time, sleep efficiency, sleep disorder, sleeping drugs and daytime function in the experimental group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Acupoint application combined with occipital hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy can improve the sleep quality of patients with liver cancer, improve adverse reactions such as nausea and vomiting, and ensure the therapeutic effect, which is worthy of clinical attention and adoption.

Acupoint application; Chinese medicine pillow; Hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy; liver cancer