Effectiveness case of Jidabokuippo (traditional Japanese Kampo medicine) on pain, venous thrombosis, and subcutaneous hematoma after percutaneous femoral catheterization in a hemodialysis patient

Background The authors herein report a case of pain, femoral vein thrombosis, and inguinal subcutaneous hematoma caused by percutaneous femoral vascular catheterization in a hemodialysis (HD) patient complicated with vascular access occlusion. The pain was well-controlled without using analgesics such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). The thrombosis and hematoma increased in size and was also treated by conservative treatment using traditional Japanese Kampo medicine (jidabokuippo: JDI) to resolve oketsu: a sign of microcirculating disorder. JDI improves the blood circulation in the affected lesion and alleviates contusion-induced blood flow and repairs blood flow without forming thrombosis. These catheter-related complications were successfully treated by JDI.