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Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of electrical acupoint stimulation on blood viscosity of patients undergoing colorectal tumor surgery. Subjects: Thirty patients who had malignant colorectal tumor stage A ,B,C and D undergoing elective surgery for that tumor selected randomly and divided into two equal groups. group A included 15 patients who received standard traditional physical therapy postoperative care from the first day after surgery for 1 week. group B included 15 patients who received the same treatment as groupA plus electrical acupoint stimulation from the first day after surgery for 1 week. Assessment: Blood viscosity in both groups were assessed using platelet count, prothrombine concentration and color duplex study of the blood flow velocity in the veins of lower limbs. Results: No statistically significant difference detected between both groups as regard postoperative prothrombine concentration and platelet count, But there was highly significant difference detected between both groups as regard postoperative blood flow velocity in lower limb veins. Conclusion: Electrical acupoint stimulation is an effective method to increase blood velocity and hence decrease the incidence of DVT after colorectal tumor surgery