摘要
The authors studied 39 surgical patients suffering from abdominal illnesses. The patientswere divided into acupuncture and control groups. In the acupuncture group, needles were inserted atacupuncture points Zusanli (St 36) and Sanyinjiao (Sp.6) during the second 12 hours following the opera-tion. The patients were then observed to mark the time of the first passing of flatus. Sero-enzyme activityof glutamic pyruvic transaminase (GPT), glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT) and glutamyltranspeptidase ( -GT) was determined before the operation, and measured at two day intervals from the1st to 7th days after the operation. The results show the time of passing flatus in the acupuncture group(58. 78±23. 94 h) was obviously faster than that in the control group (86. 14±20. 43 h) , P<O. 001. Thissuggests acupuncture can promote intestinal activity. After operation, sero-enzyme activity was raised200 % - 300 % over the average pre-operation activity. This is evidence of trauma to the cells caused bythe surgical procedure. This trauma caused the cells, directly or indirectly, to release enzymes into theblood. However, in those patients who received acupuncture therapy, sero-enzyme activity reduced to anormal level much faster. There is a possibility that acupuncture may be used to regulate reactivity of or-ganisms experiencing trauma, and to promote repair of the damaged cells.
The authors studied 39 surgical patients suffering from abdominal illnesses. The patientswere divided into acupuncture and control groups. In the acupuncture group, needles were inserted atacupuncture points Zusanli (St 36) and Sanyinjiao (Sp.6) during the second 12 hours following the opera-tion. The patients were then observed to mark the time of the first passing of flatus. Sero-enzyme activityof glutamic pyruvic transaminase (GPT), glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT) and glutamyltranspeptidase ( -GT) was determined before the operation, and measured at two day intervals from the1st to 7th days after the operation. The results show the time of passing flatus in the acupuncture group(58. 78±23. 94 h) was obviously faster than that in the control group (86. 14±20. 43 h) , P<O. 001. Thissuggests acupuncture can promote intestinal activity. After operation, sero-enzyme activity was raised200 % - 300 % over the average pre-operation activity. This is evidence of trauma to the cells caused bythe surgical procedure. This trauma caused the cells, directly or indirectly, to release enzymes into theblood. However, in those patients who received acupuncture therapy, sero-enzyme activity reduced to anormal level much faster. There is a possibility that acupuncture may be used to regulate reactivity of or-ganisms experiencing trauma, and to promote repair of the damaged cells.
