Clinical observation on treatment of 18 patients with pulmonary infection after renal transplantation by integrative traditional Chinese and Western medicine / 中国中西医结合杂志
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
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(12): 797-800, 2005.
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in Chinese
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the therapeutic effect of integrative traditional Chinese and Western medicine in treating patients with pulmonary infection after renal transplantation.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Thirty-four inpatients were randomly divided into the treated group (n=18) and the control group (n=16). They were treated with conventional therapy, including corticosteroid, anti-viral, anti-bacterial, symptomatic and supporting therapy, to the treated group, the modified qingwen baidu decoction (MQBD) was administered additionally.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Fifty of the 18 patients in the treated group were cured, 2 improved and 1 died, the cure rate being 83.3% and the total effective rate 94.4%; while 8 of the 16 patients in the control group were cured, 2 improved and 6 died, the cure rate being 50.0% and the total effective rate 62.5%, comparison between these two groups showed significant difference (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Promising effect could be obtained for treatment of patients with pulmonary infection after renal transplantation by adding MQBD, a Chinese herbal medicine for clearing heat and detoxication, cooling blood and removing fire, on the basis of conventional western medical treatment.</p>
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Main subject:
Pneumonia
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Drug Administration Schedule
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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Kidney Transplantation
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Adrenal Cortex Hormones
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Therapeutic Uses
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Drug Therapy
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Drug Therapy, Combination
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Allergy and Immunology
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Immunosuppressive Agents
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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