International Research in Chinese Medicine

Objective To investigate the intervention effect of acupoint application of Chinese medicine combined with ondansetron hydrochloride on gastrointestinal reactions in neoadjuvant patients with advanced lung cancer. Methods From May 2022 to December 2023, 300 cases of advanced lung cancer neoadjuvant therapy in our institution were selected, and these patients were divided into two groups with 150 patients in each group by random number table method. One group was treated with ondansetron hydrochloride as control group. The other group was the experimental group, treated with Chinese medicine acupoint application combined with ondansetron hydrochloride. The incidence of nausea and vomiting, appetite status and the effect of antiemetic therapy were compared between the two groups. Results The therapeutic value of the experimental group was higher than that of the control group, the difference was significant (P < 0.05); The incidence of nausea and vomiting in the experimental group was lower than that in the control group, P < 0.05. Conclusion The application of Chinese medicine acupoint application combined with ondansetron hydrochloride in the treatment of advanced lung cancer patients can effectively intervene in the occurrence of nausea and vomiting, improve the appetite status of patients, and enhance the effect of anti-vomiting, which is worthy of clinical reference.

Acupoint application of traditional Chinese medicine; Ondansetron hydrochloride; Advanced lung cancer; Neoaids; Gastrointestinal reaction; Intervention effect