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Chinese journal of integrative medicine ; (12): 891-896, 2018.
Article Dans Anglais | WPRIM | ID: wpr-771439

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OBJECTIVE@#To analyze the effect of Chinese medicine (CM) on mortality and quality of life (QOL) of acquired immunodefificiency syndrome (AIDS) patients treated with combined antiretroviral therapy (cART).@*METHODS@#A random sample of AIDS patients enrolled in the National Chinese Medicine Treatment Trial Program (NCMTP) that met the inclusion criteria was included in this study. NCMTP patients were included as the CM+cART group, and those not in the NCMTP were included as the cART group. Survival from September 2004 to September 2012 was analyzed by retrospective cohort study. QOL was analyzed by cross-sectional study.@*RESULTS@#The retrospective cohort study included 528 AIDS patients, 322 in the CM+cART group and 206 in the cART group. After 8 years, the mortality in the CM+cART group was 3.3/100 person-years, which was lower than the cART group of 5.3/100 person-years (P<0.05). The hazard ratio (HR) for mortality in the cART group was 1.6 times that of the CM+cART group by Cox proportional hazard model analysis. After controlling for gender, age, marital status, education, and CD4 T-cell count, the HR was 1.9 times higher in the cART group compared with the CM+cART group (P<0.05). The cross-sectional study investigated 275 AIDS patients. The mean scores of all QOL domains except spirituality/personal beliefs were higher in the CM+cART group than in the cART group (P<0.05).@*CONCLUSIONS@#For AIDS patients, CM could help to prolong life, decrease mortality, and improve QOL. However, there were limitations in the study, so prospective studies should be carried out to confifirm our primary results.


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Adulte , Femelle , Humains , Mâle , Syndrome d'immunodéficience acquise , Traitement médicamenteux , Mortalité , Chine , Épidémiologie , Médicaments issus de plantes chinoises , Utilisations thérapeutiques , Qualité de vie , Population rurale
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Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine ; (12): 1331-1334, 2015.
Article Dans Chinois | WPRIM | ID: wpr-286387

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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the effect of Chinese medicine and pharmacy (CMP) on the mortality of senile HIV/AIDS patients as adjunctive therapy.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>HIV/AIDS patients of a certain rural area of Hanna Province, who were recruited in national CMP HIV treatment trial program (NTCMTP) in 2004, were enrolled as the CMP treatment group. HIV/AIDS patients in the same village without recruiting in NTCMTP were enrolled as the non-CMP treatment group. Data related to subjects were collected from the database of NTCMTP and National HAART Reporting System. Multiple regression analysis under Cox proportional hazard model was applied to examine the risk factors for death of senile HIV/AIDS patients.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>A total of 436 HIV/AIDS were enrolled in this study, 204 in the CMP treatment group and 232 in the non-CMP treatment group. There were 70 AIDS-relative deaths in the CMP treatment group, with 8-year mortality rate of 37.74%. There were 111 AIDS-relative deaths in the non-CMP treatment group, with 8-year mortality rate of 48.34%. The 8-year mortality rate was higher in the non-CMP treatment group than in the CMP treatment group (chi2 = 5.136, P < 0.05). Results of univariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis showed the hazard ratio in the non-CMP treatment group was 1.41 times that of the CMP treatment group (P < 0.05). Result of multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis showed the hazard ratio in the non-CMP treatment group was 1.44 times that of the CMP treatment group (P < 0.05). Besides, gender and marital conditions were significantly associated with death of HIV/AIDS patients.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>CMP treatment was favorable to lower the mortality rate of senile HIV/AIDS patients, and its objective evaluation awaits for further prospective study.</p>


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Humains , Syndrome d'immunodéficience acquise , Traitement médicamenteux , Mortalité , Maladie d'Alzheimer , Thérapeutique , Thérapie antirétrovirale hautement active , Maladies transmissibles , Médicaments issus de plantes chinoises , Utilisations thérapeutiques , Infections à VIH , Traitement médicamenteux , Mortalité , Modèles des risques proportionnels , Études prospectives , Facteurs de risque
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Chinese journal of integrative medicine ; (12): 563-567, 2013.
Article Dans Anglais | WPRIM | ID: wpr-267233

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Chinese medicine (CM) has been used in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) for 30 years and the demonstrated therapeutic effects of CM, such as reducing plasma HIV viral load, increasing CD4(+)T cell counts, promoting immunity reconstitution, ameliorating symptoms and signs, improving the health related quality of life (HRQOL) and counteracting against the effects of anti-retroviral drugs, were summarized and reviewed in this article. The authors point out that it had been a good opportunity to use CM for the treatment of HIV infection and AIDS in the past and also there are huge challenges ahead for CM research and clinicians to discover more effective CM and its underlying mechanisms for treatment of AIDS.


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Humains , Syndrome d'immunodéficience acquise , Thérapeutique , Thérapie antirétrovirale hautement active , Chine , Association thérapeutique , Effets secondaires indésirables des médicaments , Traitement médicamenteux , Médicaments issus de plantes chinoises , Utilisations thérapeutiques , Médecine traditionnelle chinoise , Méthodes , Soins palliatifs , Méthodes , Qualité de vie , Résultat thérapeutique
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Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery ; (6): 310-312, 2007.
Article Dans Chinois | WPRIM | ID: wpr-314227

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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To prospectively investigate the effectiveness of suction drainage for correction of maxillofacial deformities caused by cystic lesions of the mandible.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Suction drainage was performed in 21 cases with large cystic lesions of the mandible which had expanded facial contour. Clinical and radiological examinations of these patients were carried out regularly. The volume of the cavity was measured during treatment. The expansion indexes on axial CT image and area of the cyst on a panoramic radiograph were measured preoperatively and postoperatively. The curettage via intraoral incision was completed until the extent of disease significantly shrunk.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>After a mean duration of suction drainage of 5.1 months, the volume and the size on the panoramic radiographic of the cystic lesions were reduced by an average of 84% and 63% respectively. The expansion indexes were reduced notably during treatment. Computerized tomography of the mandible showed that the contour of expanded mandible was restored greatly and notable new bone was formed in the area of cortex perforation.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Suction drainage is a useful treatment modality for the primary management of giant cystic lesion of the mandible, and can fast correct maxillofacial deformities caused by bony expansion and perforation in the area of cystic lesions.</p>


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Adolescent , Adulte , Femelle , Humains , Mâle , Adulte d'âge moyen , Jeune adulte , Maladies mandibulaires , Thérapeutique , Malformations maxillofaciales , Thérapeutique , Études prospectives , Aspiration (technique)
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