Treating 1 case of gangrenous appendicitis complication with paralytic ileus and ARDS by professor CHAO En-xiang / 中华中医药杂志

ABSTRACT

Professor CHAO En-xiang thinks that several rules should be obeyed when we treat gangrenous appendicitis complication with paralytic ileus and ARDS.Firstly,we should adhere to the TCM characteristics of the holistic concept and treatment based on syndrome of differentiation.Secondly,we should formulate therapeutic method according to major pathogenesis.Thirdly,we should use drugs flexibly according to the patient's specific situation.Professor CHAO En-xiang considered it was the syndrome of dysfunctional activity of qi,fu qi being obstructed,dysfunction of middle-jiao in transportation.The therapeutical principle was regulating qi activity,dredging intestines and relieving distention.Nasal feeding with Dachengqi decoction adding Agastache rugosa,Tatarian Aster,paste umbilicus with mud of shallot stalk,fresh ginger,fennel and enema with Radix Aucklandiae.