| To investigate the recovery effect of Huoxue huayu Decoction combined with catgut embedding in treating postoperative rehabilitation for traumatic brain injury.Methods:A hundred patients who received rehabilitation for traumatic brain injury in our hospital from January 2013 to November 2014 after were selected for the study and randomly divided into two groups, each with 50 patients. Patients in the observation group were treated with Huoxue huayu Decoction with catgut embedding therapy for postoperative brain injury, while patients in the control group received only modern rehabilitation after surgery. Changes of motor function, activities of daily living and cognitive function were observed three months after the treatment and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) score, VAS pain scores, patient satisfaction of both the two groups were collected and compared.Results:Motor function, activities of daily living and cognitive function before and after the treatment showed no statistically significant differences of both the observation group and the control group (P>0.05); motor function, activities of daily living, and cognitive function of the observation group improved after 3-month treatment, compared with the control group, which showed a statistically significant difference (P<0.05); PSQI score, SAS score, SDS score, VAS pain scores in the observation group were better than those of the control group, with a statistically significant difference (PP<0.05); patient satisfaction in the observation group was better than that of the control group, which showed a statistically significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05).Conclusion:Huoxue Huayu Decoction with catgut embedding may improve the nerve function of patients who had surgery for traumatic brain injury, relieve postoperative pain, anxiety, depression, improve sleep quality, enhance patient satisfaction, and help patients achieve better recovery effects. |
