Contemporary Nursing

Objective To explore the value of pressing needle combined with meridian flow injection in colonoscopy to alleviate adverse reactions; Methods 180 inpatients who underwent colonoscopy in Danyang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital from January 2025 to December 2025 were selected and divided into three groups according to different intervention modes, with 60 patients in each group. The routine nursing group implemented the routine nursing mode, the acupuncture group combined with acupuncture intervention on the basis of routine nursing, and the acupuncture group combined with meridian flow injection on the basis of acupuncture group. The adverse reactions of abdominal distension and nausea and vomiting were compared among the three groups. Results The total incidence of abdominal distension, nausea and vomiting in the routine nursing group was higher than that in the acupuncture group and the acupuncture group with meridian flow injection (P < 0.05). The total incidence of adverse reactions in the acupuncture group with meridian flow injection was lower than that in the acupuncture group (P < 0.05). Conclusion The intervention mode of pressing needle combined with meridian injection in patients undergoing colonoscopy can effectively reduce the incidence and severity of adverse reactions such as abdominal distension, nausea and vomiting, and has good application value.

Colonicoscopy; Press needle; Meridian flow method; Adverse reactions