ZHANG Xiushen, DU Jing, WANG Sihan, et al. Nursing Experience of Combining Visceral Massage with Herbal Enema in Improving a Case of Severe Pneumonia Complicated by Respiratory Failure[DB/OL].Clinical archives of integrative medicine, 2025.
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ZHANG Xiushen, DU Jing, WANG Sihan, et al. Nursing Experience of Combining Visceral Massage with Herbal Enema in Improving a Case of Severe Pneumonia Complicated by Respiratory Failure[DB/OL].Clinical archives of integrative medicine, 2025. DOI: 10.12209/CAIM202506220005.
Nursing Experience of Combining Visceral Massage with Herbal Enema in Improving a Case of Severe Pneumonia Complicated by Respiratory Failure
This article summarizes the integrated Chinese and Western nursing approach for a patient with severe pneumonia complicated by respiratory failure. Based on the patient’s condition, foundational nursing measures such as airway management, tube maintenance, and skin care were implemented, alongside Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) interventions. These included timed visceral massage combined with herbal enema therapy guided by the Zi Wu Liu Zhu (midnight-noon ebb-flow) theory, supplemented with oral herbal preparations. These interventions effectively alleviated symptoms such as dyspnea, abdominal distension, and systemic edema, facilitating the patient’s transition from mechanical ventilation to nasal cannula oxygen therapy, thereby accelerating recovery and significantly improving quality of life.
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