Abstract：Objective To investigate the effect of auricular point pressing therapy on postoperative pain following total knee arthroplasty(TKA). Methods 〓Totally 64 osteoarthritis patients undergoing TKA were assigned to the observation group and the control group, with 32 cases in each group. All patients received routing care and health education, and those in the observation group were given auricular point pressing therapy. The pain degree of patients in a resting state and motion state was evaluated. The adverse reactions, additional use of analgesic drugs, quality of sleep and knee function were observed and compared between two groups. Results 〓Patients in the observation group had a lower Visual Analogue Scale(VAS)of pain in a resting state than that in the control group at 4 to 10 days after operation(P<0.05). Patients in the observation group had a lower VAS of pain in a motion state than that in the control group at 3 to 10 days after operation(P<0.05). There were fewer patients with adverse drug reactions(nausea, vomiting and constipation)and additional use of lornoxicam in the observation group than those in the control group(P<0.05). The score of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI)was(8.56±3.82)in the observation group and(12.68±3.76)in the control group, with a significant difference(P<0.01). There was no significant difference in hospital for special surgery knee score(HSS)between two group at 2 weeks after operation(P>0.05). Conclusion 〓The auricular point pressing therapy is potentially effective to relieve the pain and risk of adverse drug reactions among osteoarthritis patients undergoing TKA. It also can improve the sleep quality of patients after operation.
王颖,张萍,张玲云,何欣,隗雅丽,马博琳,王颖洁,杨彩芳. 耳穴压丸对人工全膝关节置换术后疼痛的影响[J]. 中西医结合护理（中英文）, 2019, 5(5): 37-40.
WANG Ying,ZHANG Ping,ZHANG Lingyun,HE Xin,WEI Yali,MA Bolin,WANG Yingjie,YANG Caifang. Effect of auricular point pressing therapy on postoperative pain following total knee arthroplasty. Nursing of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, 2019, 5(5): 37-40.
