A clinical study on integrated traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)and western medicine in treatment of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease combined with respiratory failure,TCM syndromes of spleen-kidney-yang deficiency and phlegm-dampness syndrome
10.3969/j.issn.1008-9691.2014.04.002
- VernacularTitle:中西医结合综合治疗脾肾阳虚和痰湿内蕴证慢性阻塞性肺疾病急性加重合并呼吸衰竭患者的临床研究
- Author:
Peiyang GAO
;
Ping ZHOU
;
Chuan ZHANG
;
Xingmei ZHONG
;
Xianhua XIAO
;
Song ZHANG
;
Xiaoqun HUANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;
Respiratory failure
- From:
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine in Intensive and Critical Care
2014;(4):245-248
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the efficacy of integrated traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)and western medicine in treatment of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(AECOPD)combined with respiratory failure,TCM syndromes of spleen-kidney-yang deficiency and phlegm-dampness by comparison between the integrated therapy and simple western therapy in treatment of the disease. Methods 160 patients with AECOPD combined with respiratory failure,spleen-kidney-yang deficiency and phlegm-dampness syndrome in the intensive care units(ICU)of Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of TCM and other four hospitals were randomly allocated into two groups in this double-blinded,multicenter,prospective,randomized,controlled trial. In the control group (78 cases),western medicine and placebo were given to the patients,and in the treatment group(82 cases), conventional western medicine plus fei-shuai mistura 25 mL were administered,four times per day,the therapeutic course lasting for 2 weeks in both groups. The all-cause mortality,respiratory failure-cause mortality,improvement of modified Medical Research Council(mMRC)Dyspnea Scale grades,6 minutes walk distance(6MWD),the forced expiratory volume in 1 second/forced vital capacity(FEV1/FVC)were observed in the 28 days after the end of treatment. Results In the comparisons between the control and treatment groups,there were no statistical significant differences in the all-cause mortality〔54.87%(45/82)vs. 64.10%(50/78)〕and the cases of FEV1/FVC(both P>0.05)in the 28 days after the end of treatment;the 28 day respiratory failure-cause mortality was significantly decreased〔19.51%(16/82)vs. 33.33%(26/78),P<0.05〕,the number of patients with mMRC Dyspnea Scale grades (1-2)was obviously increased(22 cases vs. 7 cases,P<0.05),and the number of patients with 6 MWD grades (4-6)was markedly enhanced in the treatment group(21 cases vs. 8 cases,P<0.05). Conclusions The integrated TCM and western medicine has better therapeutic results in improvement of the patients' degree of dyspnea, 6 MWD and respiratory failure mortality than simple treatment with western therapy for treatment of patients with AECOPD combined with respiratory failure, spleen-kidney-yang deficiency and phlegm-dampness syndrome. However,in regard to the effect on pulmonary function and all cause mortality,the integrated therapy for treatment of such patients in short term has no significant effect.
