Therapeutic Observation of Thread Embedding at Back-Shu Points for Stroke-associated Pneumonia / 上海针灸杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of thread embedding at Back-Shu points in treating stroke-associated pneumonia.Method Seventy patients with stroke-associated pneumonia were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 35 cases in each group. The control group was intervened by regular medications, while the treatment group was additionally intervened by thread embedding at the Back-Shu points. Before and after the intervention, C-reactive protein (CRP), white blood cell (WBC), neutrophil ratio (NE%), and symptoms and signs scores were observed, and the clinical efficacies were compared between the two groups.Result The CRP, WBC, NE%, and symptoms and signs scores were significantly changed after intervention in both groups (P<0.05). After intervention, the CRP, WBC, NE%, and symptoms and signs scores in the treatment group were significantly different from that in the control group (P<0.05). The total effective rate was 91.4% in the treatment group, versus 82.9% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).Conclusion Thread embedding at the Back-Shu points can promote the treatment of stroke-associated pneumonia.