A Survey on Post Gynecology Surgery Patient in Oriental-Western Cooperative Medicine

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze the status of cooperative treatment of western-oriental medicine in post gynecological surgery. Methods: This study is conducted by investigating the hospitalized patient's medical chart and OCS dated from March 2008 to May 2009 in obstetrics and gynecology of oriental medicine department in Dong-Eui medical center. The total patient number was 58. Results: Out of 58 women, 74.1% complained abdominal pain and discomfort, 24.1% complained headache and dizziness, 22.4% complained lumbago, 22.4% complained lethargy and fatigue. There were 63.8% women in the age group between 41 to 50 and 20.7% women in the age group between 31 to 40. 53.4% women hospitalized for less than 7 days, 43.1% women hospitalized for 8 to 14 days. 53.4% had uterine myoma, 20.7% had more than two types of complex diseases and 19.0% had adenomyosis uterine. 60.3% had total hysterectomy and 27.6% had simple hysterectomy. 64.9% had abdominal surgery, 17.5% had laparoscope surgery and 15.8% had hysteroscope surgery. 62.8% of 43 women complained abdominal pain and discomfort, 78.6% of 14 women complained headache and dizziness, 46.2% of 13 women complained lumbago, 84.6% of 13 women complained lethargy and fatigue improved to VAS 0-3. Conclusion: The results has shown that it is necessary to have cooperative treatment of both western-oriental medicine for the effective treatment in managing post gynecological surgery. The further study in data collection and manual development is needed.