Effect of Different Acupuncture Schemes for Postoperative Urinary Retention in Cervical Cancer Patients

Patients received acupuncture treatment at the lumbosacral region, all acupoints belong to the bladder meridian, including Shenshu (BL23), Pangguangshu (BL28), Ciliao (BL32), Huiyang (BL35), and Zhibian (BL54) selected bilaterally. Electroacupuncture (EA) was applied to the BL32 and BL54 acupoints at a frequency of 2/100Hz. Each treatment lasting for 30 minutes. Patients received five acupuncture treatments per week for two consecutive weeks

Patients received acupuncture treatment using a comprehensive acupoint combination scheme. In addition to the acupoints used in Group A, the following acupoints were added: Qihai (RN6), Guanyuan (RN4), Zhongji (RN3), Shuidao (ST28), Yinglingquan (S9), and Sanyinjiao (SP6). The acupuncture and EA procedure for the lumbosacral acupoints was the same as in Group A. After 30 minutes of treatment, abdominal and lower limb acupoints were selected for an additional 30 minutes treatment.Each treatment lasting for 60 minutes.Patients received five acupuncture treatments per week for two consecutive weeks