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Effect of Pressing Needle and Burying Needle Therapy on Urinary Retention after Circumferential Mixed Hemorrhoids Operation
Objective: To evaluate the effect of press needle embedded therapy on postoperative urinary retention in patients with circular mixed hemorrhoids. Methods: 160 patients who underwent circular mixed hemorrhoid surgery in the First People's Hospital of Longquanyi District Chengdu from May 2023 to September 2024 were randomly assigned to a treatment group and a control group. The treatment group received press needle embedded therapy (n=80, at six acupoints: Sanyinjiao, Zusanli, Pangguangshu, Zhongji, Guanyuan, and Yinlingquan), while the control group received moxibustion therapy (n=80). Urinary retention rate, time to first urination, and urination waiting time were observed in both groups. Results: The urinary retention rate in the treatment group was lower than that in the control group (P < 0.05), and the waiting time for first urination in the treatment group was shorter than that in the control group (P < 0.05), with statistically significant differences. There was no statistically significant difference in the time to first urination between the two groups (P > 0.05). Conclusion: Press needle embedded therapy is effective in preventing and treating postoperative urinary retention in mixed hemorrhoids, reducing the urinary retention rate, and shortening the urination waiting time. It is safe and worthy of clinical promotion.
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