XIAO Dandan, WANG Huanhuan, PANG Lili, et al. Nursing Report on Acupoint Massage Combined with Auricular Seed Embedding for a Patient with Urinary Retention[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2026.
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XIAO Dandan, WANG Huanhuan, PANG Lili, et al. Nursing Report on Acupoint Massage Combined with Auricular Seed Embedding for a Patient with Urinary Retention[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2026. DOI: 10.12209/CAIM202510120003.
Nursing Report on Acupoint Massage Combined with Auricular Seed Embedding for a Patient with Urinary Retention
This report summarizes the nursing experience of combining acupoint massage (applied to Zhongji, Guanyuan, Qihai, and the extraordinary point "Diuretic") with auricular seed embedding (targeting sympathetic, kidney, bladder, ureter, Shenmen, subcortex, and gallbladder points) to promote bladder function recovery in a catheterized patient with urinary retention. The 14-day intervention, initiated within 24 hours post-catheterization alongside routine care, demonstrated significant outcomes: reduced time to first voiding (138 minutes), increased initial voided volume (285 mL), decreased residual urine (28 mL), and no recurrence of urinary retention. The SF-36 score notably improved (physical function score rose from 58 to 79). The patient was discharged with marked recovery after treatment, validating the efficacy and safety of this integrated approach for post-catheterization bladder rehabilitation.
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