Abstract:Objective To observe the clinical effect of acupuncture on acute gastrointestinal injury in critically ill patients. Methods Sixty–four critically ill patients with acute gastrointestinal injury admitted to the First Hospital of Jiaxing from October 2019 to April 2021 were divided into routine group and acupuncture group by random number table, with 32 cases in each group. Patients in both groups were treated with routine western medicine, and patients in acupuncture group were treated with acupuncture on this basis, and the course of treatment was 7 days. The changes of bowel sounds, white blood cell count (WBC), C–reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) were compared between the two groups on the 1st, 4th and 7th day after treatment. The feeding time, mechanical ventilation time and admission time to intensive care unit (ICU) were recorded. Results On the 4th day of treatment, the bowel sounds in acupuncture group were significantly more than those in routine group, and the NLR was significantly lower than that in routine group (P<0.05). On the 7th day of treatment, WBC, CRP and PCT in acupuncture group were significantly lower than those in routine group (P<0.05). The feeding time, mechanical ventilation time and ICU stay time of patients in acupuncture group were significantly shorter than those in routine group (P<0.05). Conclusion Acupuncture combined with conventional western medicine treatment can improve the intestinal function of critically ill patients, reduce inflammatory reaction and promote the rehabilitation of patients. |