International Research in Chinese Medicine

Objective To explore the effect of combined enema with traditional Chinese medicine during laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis. Methods the study period was from April 2021 to June 2022. A total of 60 patients were enrolled. They were all from the Department of general surgery of our hospital. They were randomly divided into the study group and the control group, with an average of 30 people in each group. The efficacy of the two groups was compared. Results after the intervention, the scores of physiological function and function, emotional function, social function, physical pain and health status in the study group were higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05); The operation, first exhaust, getting out of bed and hospitalization time of the study group were shorter than those of the control group. The amount of bleeding during the operation, the number of use of postoperative analgesics and various medical expenses of the study group were lower than those of the control group. The postoperative recovery of patients with acute appendicitis in the study group was more excellent; P＜0.0； The number of complications in the control group was significantly higher than that in the study group. Conclusion the patients with acute appendicitis treated with western medicine operation and traditional Chinese medicine enema can recover more quickly after operation and recover more quickly.

Chinese herbal enema; laparoscope; Appendectomy; Acute appendicitis; curative effect