Adams J F, Lassen L F
ORL Head Neck Nurs. 1995 Winter;13(1):12-4.
Medicinal leech therapy is recorded as early as 200 B.C. to treat everything from mental illness to headaches. The medicinal leech (Hirudo medicinalis) is used today as a successful treatment for venous congestion following replantation or transplantation of tissue. This paper discusses specific leeching properties, indications for use, nursing care and expected outcomes of leech therapy.
早在公元前200年就有使用药用水蛭疗法治疗从精神疾病到头痛等各种病症的记录。如今，药用水蛭（欧洲医蛭）被成功用于治疗组织再植或移植后的静脉充血。本文讨论了水蛭疗法的具体特性、使用指征、护理及预期效果。
