Observation on the effect of eucalyptol limonene and pinene enteric soft capsules on elder community acquired pneumonia patients
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1008-6706.2013.03.015
- VernacularTitle:桉柠蒎辅助治疗老年社区获得性肺炎的疗效观察
- Author:
Hongbo LIU
;
Rui YE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Eucalyptol,limonene and pinene enteric soft capsules;
Pneumonia;
Aged
- From:
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy
2013;20(3):356-357
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of eucalyptol limonene and pinene enteric soft capsules on elder community acguired pneumonin (CAP) patients.Methods Use the retrospective cohort study methods,233 patients,above 65 year old,were breught into the study,101 patients were in the eucalyptol limonene and pinene enteric soft capsules group and 132 patients were in the control group.The clinical symptoms and length of stay in hospital were recorded.Results The improvement of clinical symptoms on the fifth day of the eucalyptol limonene and pinene enteric soft capsules group was better than that of control group (U =2.37,P < 0.05).And the length of stay in hospital of the eucalyptol limonene and pinene entetic soft capsules group was shorter(U =3.06,P < 0.05).Conclusion Eucalyptol limonene and pinene enteric soft capsules can quickly improve the elder CAP patients clinical symptoms and shorten the length of stay in hospital.