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Application of Auricular Acupoint Seed Embedding Combined with a Bundled Pain Management Program for Postoperative Pain in Patients with Common Bile Duct Stones

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DOI: 10.23977/medsc.2026.070211 | Downloads: 0 | Views: 103

Author(s)

Suling Huang 1, Danping Huang 1, Yanhong Li 1, Linmei Zhang 1

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1 Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China

Corresponding Author

Linmei Zhang

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to investigate the effect of auricular acupressure with Vaccaria seeds combined with a bundled pain management program on postoperative pain relief in patients undergoing surgery for common bile duct stones. A total of 70 patients with common bile duct stones who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria and underwent surgery at a tertiary Grade A hospital in Ganzhou, China, from July to December 2024 were enrolled using convenience sampling. Participants were allocated by a random-number table to an intervention group and a control group, with 35 patients in each group. The control group received a bundled postoperative pain management program. The intervention group received auricular acupressure with Vaccaria seeds before and after surgery in addition to the same bundled pain management program. Post-intervention pain scores, analgesic consumption, early postoperative sleep quality, and patient satisfaction with analgesic treatment were compared between the two groups. After the intervention, the pain scores on postoperative days 1 and 2 were 4.94 ± 1.33 and 2.94 ± 0.77 in the intervention group, respectively, compared with 6.09 ± 1.56 and 3.83 ± 1.27 in the control group. The postoperative analgesic consumption was 1.26 ± 0.85 doses in the intervention group and 2.20 ± 0.96 doses in the control group. The early postoperative sleep quality scores were 6.29 ± 2.08 and 9.71 ± 3.35 in the intervention and control groups, respectively. Patient satisfaction with analgesic treatment was 94.3% in the intervention group and 71.4% in the control group. All between-group differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). Compared with bundled pain management alone, the integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine approach of auricular acupressure with Vaccaria seeds combined with bundled pain management can further alleviate postoperative pain, reduce postoperative analgesic use, improve early postoperative sleep quality, and enhance patient satisfaction with analgesic treatment.

KEYWORDS

Auricular acupoint seed embedding; Common bile duct stones; Postoperative pain

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Suling Huang, Danping Huang, Yanhong Li, Linmei Zhang. Application of Auricular Acupoint Seed Embedding Combined with a Bundled Pain Management Program for Postoperative Pain in Patients with Common Bile Duct Stones. MEDS Clinical Medicine (2026). Vol. 7, No.2, 83-92. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/medsc.2026.070211.

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