Abstract
Objective To systematically review the effect of auricular acupressure on the recovery of gastrointestinal peristaltic functioning after the surgery. Methods The randomized controlled trials （RCT） and controlled clinical trail on auricular acupressure after the surgery were collected using the databases of Cochrane Library, JBI Library, PubMed, EMbase, CBMdisc, China National Knowledge Infrastructure （CNKI） and Chinese BioMedical Literature Database （CBM）. After selection and critical appraisal of the retrieved studies, a quantitative systemic review（ Meta-analysis） was conducted by RevMan 5.0 software. Results Four RCTs and ten CCTs were included with the literature quality of B. Meta-analysis showed that auricular acupressure after the surgery could significantly shorten the time to first flatus （ WMD = - 14.16,95% CI = - 18.40 - -9.93 ,P 〈 0.01 ） ,time to first bowel motion （ WMD = - 10.33,95% CI = - 12.98 - - 7.69, P 〈 0.01 ）, time to first passage of feces（ WMD = - 19.19,95% CI = - 27.56 - - 10.81 ,P 〈 0.01 ）, and reduced the rate of abdominal distension （ OR = 0.17,95% CI：0. 10 - 0.29, P 〈 0.01 ）. Conclusions Auricular acupressure after surgery is beneficial in promoting the recovery of gastrointestinal peristaltic function. However, more high quality RCTs on the basic research of action mechanism, and standardized clinical research are still required to verify the effects. Key words: Auricular acupressure; Gastrointestinal function; Intervention study; Meta-analysis
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