Contemporary Nursing

Objective To analyze the application effect of traditional Chinese medicine nursing intervention in the management of abdominal distension after laparoscopic surgery in general surgical patients. Methods A total of 100 patients who underwent laparoscopic surgery in our general surgery department from January 2021 to January 2023 were selected as the study subjects. They were randomly divided into the control group and the study group, with 50 patients in each group. The control group used conventional nursing while the study group added traditional Chinese medicine nursing on the basis of conventional nursing. The recovery time of gastrointestinal function and the incidence of abdominal distension between the two groups were compared. These differences were statistically significant. Results The recovery time of exhaust, defecation, bowel sounds and diet in the study group were shorter than those in the control group, and the incidence of abdominal distension was significantly lower than that in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion The implementation of TCM nursing intervention in the nursing of patients after laparoscopic surgery in general surgery can effectively promote the recovery of gastrointestinal function, improve the abdominal distension of patients, and have positive significance in promoting the rapid recovery of patients.

Traditional Chinese medicine nursing; General surgery; Laparoscope; Abdominal distention