Clinical Study on Midnight-Noon Ebb-Flow of Acupoint Application in the Treatment of Patients with Vomiting During Pregnancy due to Spleen and Stomach Deficiency

OBJECTIVE To study the clinical effect of midnight-noon ebb-flow of acupoint application in the treatment of patients with vomiting during pregnancy due to spleen and stomach deficiency. METHODS According to the difference of treating methods， 120 patients with vomiting during pregnancy were divided into the midnight-noon ebb-flow of acupoint application group (the treatment group) and the basic treatment control group (the control group)， and 60 cases in each group. The control group was given basic treatment intravenous infusion， daily life nursing and emotion regulation. And the treatment group was given midnight-noon ebb-flow of acupoint application on the basis of the control group， the application time was 6 h， once a day. The clinical effects， average hospital stays， recurrent rates and acetone body negative-conversing conditions of patients with vomiting during pregnancy due to spleen and stomach deficiency in two groups were observed. RESULTS The total effective rate of the treatment group was 96.6%， and that of the control group was 65.0%， the differences between the two groups were statistically significant (P<0.01). The average hospital stays of the treatment group were (5.9±2.4)d， and that of the control group were (9.6±1.8)d， the differences between the two groups were statistically significant (P<0.01). There were three recurrent cases in the treatment group， the recurrent rate was 5%; and there were 16 recurrent cases in the control group， and the recurrent rate was 26.6%; the differences between the two groups were statistically significant (P<0.01). There were 52 acetone body negative-conversing cases in the treatment group， the negative-conversing rate was 86.7%; there were 40 acetone body negative-conversing cases in the control group， the negative-conversing rate was 75.0%， the differences between the two groups were statistically significant (P<0.01). CONCLUSION Midnight-noon ebb-flow of acupoint application can effectively improve the clinical effect in the treatment of patients with vomiting during pregnancy due to spleen and stomach deficiency.