The Observation of Clinical Effect of Using Ambroxol in the Treatment of Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- VernacularTitle:氨溴索对老年慢性阻塞性肺病急性加重期的疗效对比
- Author:
Weihua HU
;
Wei XIAO
;
Zhenping CHEN
;
Lei WANG
- Keywords:
Ambroxol;
Elderly patients;
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;
Exacerbation;
Efficacy
- From:
Journal of Kunming Medical University
2016;37(8):65-67
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To compare the efficacy of two doses of ambroxol in the treatment of the elderly patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Methods A hundred and ten cases of the elderly patients with an acute exacerbation of COPD were divided into low-dose group and high-dose group.Low-dose group (56 cases) were given Ambroxol 30 mg,2 times per day for 10 day and high-dose group (54 cases) were given Ambroxol 60 mg,2 times per day for 10 days.Results The effective rate in high-dose group was significantly higher than that in low-dose group.Conclusion High-dose ambroxol has significant effect in the treatment of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
