A Clinic Observation on 38 Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome Treated by Shengxian Decoction in Combination with Duxil
- VernacularTitle:升陷汤联合都可喜治疗阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停低通气综合征38例临床观察
- Author:
Jun SU
;
Lei LI
;
Liping ZHONG
;
Yinghui DENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Obstructive sleep apnea hyponea syndrom;
Respiratory disturbance;
Reinforce qi and lift yang;
Qi deficiency of the lung and spleen;
Shengxian Decoction (Decoction for lifting the depressed organs)
- From:
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
1993;0(07):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the effect of Shengxian Decoction (Decoction for lifting the depressed organs) in the treatment of 38 patients with obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) in the TCM syndrome of qi deficiency of the lung and spleen. Methods Totally 68 patients were randomized into a control group (30 cases) treated by Duxil for oral taking and a treatment group (38 cases) treated by Duxil and Shengxian Decoction for 10 days. The changes in the symptom scores of both groups after treatment were observed. The polysomnogram (PSG) was applied before and after treatment to record the total sleep time,hypopnea total time,and average heart rate to calculate the times when oxygen saturation was less than 90% in each hour sleep time,the total continuous time when oxygen saturation was less than 90% in the whole night,apnea-hypopnea index (AHI),and hypopnea index (HI). Results After treatment,the main symptoms in the treatment group were significantly improved (P
