Association of topical Tongxuekang Fumigation-washing with early wound recovery after hemorrhoidectomy: A retrospective cohort study
Zhen-Zhen Jiang, Sheng Yu, Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, Anhui Province, China
Zhi-Fa Zhu, Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, Anhui Province, China
Author contributions: Jiang ZZ contributed to the study conception and design, data acquisition, data analysis and interpretation, and drafting of the manuscript; Yu S participated in data collection, follow-up coordination, outcome assessment, and critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content; Zhu ZF contributed to methodological guidance, statistical analysis supervision, interpretation of results, and final approval of the version to be published; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.
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Institutional review board statement: This study has been reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University (No. PJ2025-02-25).
Informed consent statement: Given the retrospective nature of the study, the requirement for informed consent was waived.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare no conflict of interest in publishing the manuscript.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement – checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement – checklist of items.
Data sharing statement: There are no additional data available.
Corresponding author: Zhi-Fa Zhu, MD, Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 120 Wanshui Road, High Tech Zone, Hefei 230022, Anhui Province, China.
yfy1922248@fy.ahmu.edu.cn
Received: February 27, 2026
Revised: March 20, 2026
Accepted: April 21, 2026
Published online: September 7, 2026
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