Clinical Study of Acupuncture Treatment for Pulmonary Infection after Acute Cerebral Infarction
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2016.09.1070
- VernacularTitle:针刺治疗急性脑梗死后肺部感染的临床研究
- Author:
Kaitao LUO
;
Fan YANG
;
Xiaodong BIAN
;
Zhiyong LOU
;
Jian GE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acupuncture therapy;
Cerebral infarction;
Infection,pulmonary;
Stroke complications;
Combined use of acupuncture and medicine
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2016;35(9):1070-1072
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the clinical therapeutic effect of acupuncture on pulmonary infection after acute cerebral infarction.Methods Seventy patients with pulmonary infection after acute cerebral infarction were randomly allocated to treatment and control groups, 35 cases each. The control group received routine medication and the treatment group, acupuncture in addition. Pre-treatment and post-treatment National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scores and clinical pulmonary infection scores (CPIS) were compared between the two groups. The correlation between the NIHSS score and the CPIS score was observed.Results There were statistically significant pre-/post-treatment differences in the NIHSS score and the CPIS score in the two groups (P<0.05,P<0.01). There were statistically significant post-treatment differences in the NIHSS score and the CPIS score between the treatment and control groups (P<0.05). The correlation between the NIHSS score and the CPIS score was low in the treatment group after treatment (r=0.417,P<0.05).Conclusions Acupuncture plus medication is an effective way to treat pulmonary infection after acute cerebral infarction. It can improve the NIHSS score and the CPIS score in the patients.
