Renal stones are a common disease in urology. During the rehabilitation period of retrograde renal ureteroscopic surgery (RIRS), it is very important to focus on the postoperative eradication of the sediment like stones and related symptoms, such as pain and hematuria. Acupoint application is one of the classic methods for treating kidney stones in traditional Chinese medicine. This study aims to compare the effects between the routine rehabilitation and acupoint application in patients with kidney stones and evaluate the application value of acupoint application in the recovery period after RIRS. Indicators include the postoperative extubation time, stone clearance rate, traditional Chinese medicine syndrome score of stone eradication, serum C-reactive protein (CRP), Croog score for prognosis quality of life, etc. The results showed that the stone extubation time, traditional Chinese medicine syndrome score, and CRP of the acupoint application group were lower than those of the control group. The stone clearance rate and Croog score at 2 weeks after surgery were higher than those of the control group, indicating that using acupoint application during the postoperative recovery period of renal stone RIRS can accelerate the extubation process, improve the extubation-related symptoms, and promote the recovery of inflammation level and patient's prognostic function.

postoperative rehabilitation of kidney stones  /  postoperative extubation time  /  stone clearance rate  /  acupoint application  /  acupoints  /  prognostic quality of life