Impact assessment of traditional Chinese medicine liquid combined with compression method on wound healing of anal fistula after towing line operation

Objective To study impact of traditional Chinese medicine liquid combined with compression method on wound healing of anal fistula after towing line operation. Methods 120 patients with anal fistula were divided into observation group and control group by random number table including 60 cases respectively. Observation group were given liquid washing fistula combined with sand bags oppression in wound on the basis of conventional nursing; Control group were given the routine nursing care. Curative effect, pain, wound healing time, recurrence rate and degree of satisfaction of two groups were compared. Results Clinical curative rate of observation group was 98.33% (59/60), which was obviously higher than 85.00% (51/60) of control group, and there was statistically significant difference (χ2=6.981 8, P < 0.01). Postoperative pain score at the 1st, 2nd, 3rd day of observation group was (2.98±2.01), (2.97±1.94), (3.06±1.92) points, which was lower than (5.48±1.76), (5.52±1.91), (5.42±2.01) points (t=13.336 9, 13.514 8, 12.261 3, P < 0.01). Wound healing time of patients in observation group was (23.96±3.28) days, which was obviously less than (32.34±4.51) days of control group (t=6.285 1, P < 0.01); Recurrence rate in observation group was 1.67%(1/60), which was obviously lower than 11.67%(7/60) of the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (χ2=4.821 4, P < 0.05). Conclusions Applying traditional Chinese medicine liquid combined with compression method in wound healing of anal fistula after towing line operation can promote wound healing, improve curative effect, prevent recurrence, and improve patients' satisfaction. Key words: Rectal fistula; Wound healing; Washing liquid of Chinese herbal medicine; Compression method; Impact