Hot Compress Research Articles

A ten-year review of neonatal tetanus cases managed at a tertiary health facility in a resource poor setting: The trend, management challenges and outcome.

Neonatal Tetanus (NNT) is a vaccine preventable disease of public health importance. It is still being encountered in clinical practice largely in developing countries including Nigeria. NNT results from unhygienic delivery practices and some harmful traditional cord care practices. The easiest, quickest and most cost-effective preventive measure against NNT is vaccination of the pregnant women with the tetanus toxoid (TT) vaccine. The case-fatality rate from tetanus in resource-constrained settings can be close to 100% but can be reduced to 50% if access to basic medical care with adequate number of experienced staff is available. This retrospective study reviewed the admissions into the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) of the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti from January 2011 to December 2020. The folders were retrieved from the records department of the hospital; Information obtained from folders were entered into a designed proforma for the study. During the study period, NNT constituted 0.34% of all neonatal admissions with case fatality rate of 52.6%. Seven [36.8%] of the babies were delivered at Mission home/Traditional Birth Attendant's place while 5 [26.3%] were delivered in private hospitals. Cord care was with hot water compress in most of these babies16 [48.5%] while only 9% of the mothers cleaned the cord with methylated spirit. Age at presentation of less than one week was significantly associated with mortality, same with presence of autonomic dysfunction. Low family socio-economic class 5 was significantly associated with poor outcome, so also maternal age above 24 years. This study revealed that neonatal tetanus is still being seen in our clinical practice with poor outcome and the risk factors are the same as of old. Increased public health campaign, promotion of clean deliveries, safe cord care practices, affordable and accessible health care provision are recommended to combat NNT scourge.

Application of hot compress technique with Chinese herbal medicine package in a patient with knee osteoarthritis and related nursing management

Application of hot compress technique with Chinese herbal medicine package in a patient with knee osteoarthritis and related nursing management

Massage with Chinese herbal medicine compound ointment combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine hot compress in the treatment of urinary retention after operation for mixed hemorrhoids and related nursing measures: A care report

Massage with Chinese herbal medicine compound ointment combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine hot compress in the treatment of urinary retention after operation for mixed hemorrhoids and related nursing measures: A care report

A SINGLE CASE STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AYURVEDA TREATMENT PROTOCOL USING EUPHORBIA LATEX IN UTSANGINI W.S.R TO CHALAZION

Introduction: - Chalazion is also known as a tarsal ‘cyst’ or meibomian ‘cyst’. This is not a cyst but a chronic inflammatory granuloma of a meibomian gland. Chalazia are often multiple, occurring in crops. The contem- porary treatment modalities include eyelid hygiene with hot compresses, topical antibiotic ointment and also steroid injections. Most lesions usually necessitate more invasive procedures. If the chalazion does not resolve, it should be incised and curetted. its management is difficult, due to its high recurrence rate and chronicity. It is correlated to Utsangini in Ayurveda. Ayurveda can provide safe and cost-effective results in Utsangini with both Shodhana and Shamana Chikitsa. Materials and Methods: -A case of Chalazion successfully treated with local application of dugdhika ksheera and bidalaka with mukkadi churna along with a few internal medicines is recorded here. Result: The subject had shown good improvement Conclusion: Latex of euphorbia latex has a good effect on the management of Utsangini. Keywords: Chalazion, Utsangini Bidalaka, Dugdhika Ksheera, Mukkadi Churna.

Improved Dry Eye Symptoms and Signs of Patients With Meibomian Gland Dysfunction by a Dietary Supplement.

Purpose: To explore the therapeutic effect of a dietary supplement on dry eye with meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD).Methods: Sixty patients with MGD-related dry eye were included in this prospective and randomized, placebo-controlled study. All the subjects were treated with eye hot compress, artificial tears, and antibiotic ointment. After that, the patients received dietary supplementary or placebo daily for 12 weeks. The dry eye signs, function of MG, and visual quality of the patients were assessed at 4, 8, and 12 weeks after the treatment.Results: Twelve weeks after the treatment, patients who received dietary supplement had a significantly better improvement of dry eye symptoms, in terms of ocular surface diseases index and tear breaking-up time (TBUT), than those who received placebo (P < 0.05). The functions of MG, in terms of meibum quality and MG exclusion and MG obstruction scores, were significantly improved in both dietary supplement and placebo groups (P < 0.05). Patients who received dietary supplement had a significantly better improvement in the MG structure, in terms of acinar diameter and acinar density, than those who received placebo (P < 0.05). The number of inflammatory cells near MG was significantly lower in the dietary supplement group when compared with the placebo group (P < 0.05). The objective visual quality was significantly improved in the dietary supplement group, but not in the placebo group (P < 0.05).Conclusion: The dietary supplement can effectively improve the symptoms and signs of MGD-related dry eye, reduce the inflammatory reaction of MG, restore the gland structure, and indirectly improve the visual quality.

Application of hot compress technique with Chinese herbal medicine package in a patient with knee osteoarthritis and related nursing management

Application of hot compress technique with Chinese herbal medicine package in a patient with knee osteoarthritis and related nursing management

Simulation of dynamic recrystallization in an Al-Mg-Si alloy during inhomogeneous hot deformation

The hot deformation behaviors of Al-Mg-Si alloys were studied at temperatures of 400–550 °C and strain rates of 0.001–1 s−1. The microstructure of the compressed samples was characterized by electron back scattered diffraction (EBSD). It was found that the strain distribution was inhomogeneous in the hot compress samples, which caused inhomogeneous dynamic recrystallization fraction (XDRX) at different position of the sample. The geometrically necessary dislocation (GND) density was calculated from EBSD results by a MATLAB toolbox MTEX. GND densities increased with the increase of strain rate and strain, and the decrease of temperature. A constitutive equation was obtained from experimental stress-strain curves. The parameters for a dynamic recrystallization (DRX) kinetic model were determined considering the inhomogeneous XDRX at different position of the sample. The experimentally acquired constitutive relation and DRX model were imported to commercial software DEFORM-3D to simulate the hot compression tests, and the results agreed well with experimental observations. Finally, the industrial hot extrusion were simulated to further validate the DRX model.

A community-based study of abscess self-treatment and barriers to medical care among people who inject drugs in the United States.

Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) are the most common medical complication of injection drug use in the United States, though little work has been done assessing SSTI treatment among people who inject drugs (PWID). We examined past-3-month abscess characteristics, treatment utilization, and barriers to medical treatment among N=494 community-recruited PWID. We used descriptive statistics to determine the frequencies of self-treatment and medical treatment for their most recent past-3-month abscess as well as barriers to seeking medical treatment. We then used bivariate and multivariate logistic regression to identify factors associated with having an abscess in the past 3months. Overall, 67% of participating PWID ever had an abscess and 23% had one in the past 3months. Only 29% got medical treatment for their most recent abscess whereas 79% self-treated. Methods for self-treatment included pressing the pus out (81%), applying a hot compress (79%), and applying hydrogen peroxide (67%). Most (91%) self-treated abscesses healed without further intervention. Barriers to medical treatment included long wait times (56%), being afraid to go (49%), and not wanting to be identified as a PWID (46%). Factors associated independently with having an abscess in the past 3months were injecting purposely into muscle tissue (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]=2.64), having difficulty finding a vein (AOR=2.08), and sharing injection preparation equipment (AOR=1.74). Our findings emphasize the importance of expanding community-based access to SSTI education and treatment services, particularly at syringe service programs where PWID may be more comfortable seeking resources.

Massage with Chinese herbal medicine compound ointment combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine hot compress in the treatment of urinary retention after operation for mixed hemorrhoids and related nursing measures: A care report

Massage with Chinese herbal medicine compound ointment combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine hot compress in the treatment of urinary retention after operation for mixed hemorrhoids and related nursing measures: A care report

Massage combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine hot compress in treating urinary retention after mixed hemorrhoids surgery: A case report of nursing experience

Massage combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine hot compress in treating urinary retention after mixed hemorrhoids surgery: A case report of nursing experience

Treatment efficacy of dietary supplement Licofor for dry eye associated with meibomian gland dysfunction

Objective: To evaluate the clinical efficacy of dietary supplement Licofor in the treatment of dry eye associated with meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). Methods: This was a prospective, randomized controlled clinical trial. Sixty patients [25 males, 35 females, aged (42±13) years] who had dry eye associated with MGD were recruited in Xiangya Hospital of Central South University from December 2018 to October 2019. The patients were equally divided into two groups: 30 cases (60 eyes) in the experimental group and 30 cases (60 eyes) in the control group. All subjects were treated with eye hot compress, artificial tears and antibiotic ointment. After that, the experimental group and control group were received dietary supplementary Licofor or placebo daily for 12 weeks. The symptoms and signs of dry eye, morphology and function of meibomian gland, and inflammatory response were assessed at the beginning, 4th, 8th and 12th week of treatment. Results: After 12 weeks of treatment, statistically significant improvements in ocular surface disease index (OSDI) scores, tear break-up time (TBUT), corneal fluorescein staining (CFS), the morphology of eyelid margin, meibomian gland orifice, meibomian gland expressibility, meibum quality, and periglandular inflammatory cell density were determined in both groups (all P<0.05). In the Licofor group, the improvement of OSDI scores [16.7 (12.5, 20.8) vs 20.8 (18.8, 22.9), P<0.001], the morphology of eyelid margin, meibomian gland orifice and periglandular inflammatory cell density [443 (318, 513) vs 553 (415, 676)/mm2, P=0.002] were more significant (all P<0.05). Conclusion: The combined treatment of licofor and conventional treatment can significantly improve symptoms of dry eye, the morphology of eyelid margin, meibomian gland orifice, meibum quality, and eyelid inflammation response of dry eye associated with MGD.

The Effects of Ginger Kidney Compress on Severity of Pain and Physical Functions of Individuals with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Objective: A randomized controlled study was conducted in order to determine the effect of ginger kidney compress applied to waist region for 30 minutes for seven days on severity of pain and physical functions of individuals with knee osteoarthritis. &#x0D; Material-Method: This is a randomized controlled trial study. The sample included with 124 patients; 43 ginger kidney compresses, 41 hot compresses, and 40 control groups. The data were collected using Patient Information Form, Visual Analog Scale (VAS) -Pain and WOMAC Osteoarthritis Index. The forms were administered at the beginning (first follow-up) and at the end (7th day, second follow-up) of intervention. The intervention-I group received ginger kidney compress while intervention-II group received hot compress and control group received no intervention. &#x0D; Results: In the first follow-up, there was no difference between the scores of the groups included in the study (p &gt; 0.05), which were obtained from the VAS-Pain and WOMAC Osteoarthritis Index. In the second follow-up, a significant difference between the scores of the groups obtained from the VAS-Pain and WOMAC Osteoarthritis Indexes (p

Efficacy and safety of Intense pulsed light therapy for dry eye caused by meibomian gland dysfunction: a randomised trial.

This research explored the efficacy and safety of IPL in the treatment of dry eye caused by Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). A total of 132 patients with dry eye caused by MGD were enrolled in this study. The patients were randomly divided into either the experimental group or the control group by random number table. The experimental group (n=66) was treated with intense pulsed light (IPL), and the control group (n=66) was treated with palpebral gland massage combined with a hot compress. The efficacy, the incidence of adverse events, and patients' levels of satisfaction with treatment were compared between the 2 groups. The quality score of the palpebral gland, the height of the lacrimal river, and the change of tear secretion function were analyzed using a generalized linear equation at different time points. The total effective rates of experimental group and control group were 90.2% and 80.0%, respectively, and the therapeutic effects of experimental group were better than those of the control group (P<0.05). In the generalized estimation equation, with the passing of time, the eyelid gland quality score for moderate and severe abnormality, the lacrimal river height measurements ≤0.35 mm, and the tear secretion measurements ≤5 mm all decreased (P<0.05). In addition, the moderate and severe abnormal eyelid gland quality score, the lacrimal river height measurements ≤0.35 mm and the tear secretion measurements≤5 mm of patients in the experimental group were lower than those in the control group (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the incidence of adverse events between two groups during treatment (P>0.05). In the satisfaction survey, patients who received IPL treatment had higher levels of satisfaction at 7 days and 30 days than those control group (P<0.05). IPL is more effective in the treatment of eyelid gland dysfunction dry eye than a traditional eyelid gland massage combined with a hot compress. IPL effectively improves eye function and alleviates clinical symptoms and has good safety; thus, it can be considered for clinical application and promotion. This study has been registered on the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR2100045886).

Application of stone needle hot compress with Traditional Chinese Medicine in nursing management of diabetic patients with gastrointestinal dysfunction

Application of stone needle hot compress with Traditional Chinese Medicine in nursing management of diabetic patients with gastrointestinal dysfunction

Using Network Pharmacology to Clarify the Therapeutic Mechanism of Hataagqi-19 Hot Compress Therapy in Rats with Lumbar Disc Herniation

Objective: This study aims to determine the primary efficacy of traditional medicine treatment of Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) and the effect of Hataagqi-19 hot compress (H19+HC) therapy on LDH rats. Methods: Referencing ancient books of Mongolian medicine, we studied the theoretical basis of Mongolian medicine to treat LDH. We performed operations to establish a model of SD rats with LDH treated with H19+HC. Paw withdrawal threshold (PWT) was detected, serum TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β were measured by ELISA, and immunohistochemical staining was used to measure IL-6, CD68, and IgG. Results: The medicinal properties of the drugs for the treatment of LDH are mainly dry “Xieriwusu,” heat-clearing, and suppressing “Heyi” medicine. The PWT value, serum TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β and tissue IL-6, CD68, IgG of H19+HC was lower than that of the control group. The nucleus pulposus of the H19+HC was significantly smaller than that of the control group. The positive staining result in the main inflammatory cells of the lesion was CD68. Conclusions: Mongolian medicine treatment of LDH is based on the dry “Xieriwusu,” heat-clearing, and suppressing “Heyi” efficacy. The H19+HC therapy follows this efficacy and has the effects of improved abnormal behavior, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and reabsorption of the nucleus pulposus.

Massage on meridians combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine hot compress for pain in a patient undergoing surgery for mixed hemorrhoids and related nursing management

Massage on meridians combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine hot compress for pain in a patient undergoing surgery for mixed hemorrhoids and related nursing management

STUDI KASUS: KECEMASAN DALAM KEHAMILAN DAPAT MENGHAMBAT PROSES PERSALINAN

At the end stage of pregnancy, a certain amount of anxiety is considered a normal thing experienced by a woman in preparation for the upcoming birth. In some women, this feeling develops into fear of childbirth which might have negative consequences on both the mother and the baby. This case study describes the anxiety experienced by Mrs. G, a 27-years-old primigravida, which caused obstacles in the labor process. The anxiety arose because Mrs. G had no felt any signs of labor until a week after the due date. Counseling and personal approaches are carried out to deal with anxiety, as well as the use of hot herbal compress for relaxation. Meanwhile, uterine contraction was induced naturally by doing oxytocin massage and acupressure on the BL 67 point. Midwifery care provided in this case could reduce anxiety and stimulate uterine contractions to initiate the labor process. Comprehensive and continuous support and assistance from health workers is needed to obtain optimal midwifery care outcomes.

Therapeutic Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion Combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine Hot Compress on Neck, Shoulder, Waist and Leg Pain

Therapeutic Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion Combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine Hot Compress on Neck, Shoulder, Waist and Leg Pain

Pain Evaluation and Treatment Techniques Designed Specially for Hospital Nurses in Order to Provide High-Quality Health Care Services

The purpose of this research was to examine the pain evaluation and treatment procedures used by practicing nurses. The research is a descriptive cross-sectional research that was conducted on 146 nurses who were directly engaged in patient care, were not on leave throughout the data collecting period, and volunteered to participate in the research using the convenience sample methodology. The data collection instrument was a pretested self-structured questionnaire with a 0.9 reliability value. Sorting, coding, entering, and analyzing data were performed using the SPSS version 23.0 software program at a 5% level of significance. The majority of respondents, 136 (93.1 percent), were female, while just 10 (6.9 percent) were male. 48 (23.9 percent) of respondents were SNOs, 86 (58.9 percent) of respondents had 6–10 years of experience, 120 (82.2 percent) were married, and 140 (95.9 percent ) were Christians. Concerning respondents' degree of knowledge regarding pain assessment techniques, 28 (19.2 percent) had inadequate knowledge, 44 (30.1 percent) had acceptable knowledge, and 74 (50.7 percent) had enough information. Self-reported pain management strategies included patient positioning and movement, massage, breathing exercises, diversional therapy, the use of warm or hot compresses, encouraging rest and relaxation, the use of both weak and strong opioid analgesics, and the administration of non-opioid analgesics. Using chi-square analysis, it was shown that there is no statistically significant relationship between nurses' knowledge and use of pain assessment instruments (p-value =0.15).

Effect of Hot Compress with Traditional Chinese Medicine Combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine Nursing on Exercise Function of Elderly Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis

Effect of Hot Compress with Traditional Chinese Medicine Combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine Nursing on Exercise Function of Elderly Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis