Nursing Report of a Dual-Parameter (Temperature–Duration) Modified Protocol of Chinese Herbal Hot Compress Therapy in the Intervention of Cancer-Related Fatigue in a Postoperative Colon Cancer Patient: A Case Study
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Nursing Report of a Dual-Parameter (Temperature–Duration) Modified Protocol of Chinese Herbal Hot Compress Therapy in the Intervention of Cancer-Related Fatigue in a Postoperative Colon Cancer Patient: A Case Study
QIAO Xiuqi. Nursing Report of a Dual-Parameter (Temperature–Duration) Modified Protocol of Chinese Herbal Hot Compress Therapy in the Intervention of Cancer-Related Fatigue in a Postoperative Colon Cancer Patient: A Case Study[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2026.
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QIAO Xiuqi. Nursing Report of a Dual-Parameter (Temperature–Duration) Modified Protocol of Chinese Herbal Hot Compress Therapy in the Intervention of Cancer-Related Fatigue in a Postoperative Colon Cancer Patient: A Case Study[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2026.DOI: 10.12209/CAIM202606050004.
Nursing Report of a Dual-Parameter (Temperature–Duration) Modified Protocol of Chinese Herbal Hot Compress Therapy in the Intervention of Cancer-Related Fatigue in a Postoperative Colon Cancer Patient: A Case Study
This study included an 88-year-old patient with postoperative deficiency of qi and blood, obstruction due to phlegm and stasis, and moderate-to-severe cancer-related fatigue following left-sided colon cancer surgery. The patient received a modified warming therapy using processed Evodia fruit combined with traditional Chinese medicine in a poultice, with improved temperature-time parameter control and standardized application techniques, along with systematic holistic nursing interventions over 14 days. After treatment, the patient's Piper Fatigue Scale score decreased from 7.2 to 2.1, abdominal distension and sleep disturbances significantly improved, no adverse events occurred, and symptoms did not recur during a 2-week follow-up. This modified approach is well-suited to the skin characteristics of elderly patients, safe and effective, with standardized parameters, making it suitable for clinical promotion.
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