Clinical Study on Treatment of Infection and Sepsis with Pure Traditional Chinese Medicine
Objective:To summarize the clinical efficacy of pure TCM in the treatment of infection and sepsis.Meth-ods:The clinical data of 42 hospitalized patients with infection and sepsis with procalcitonin(PCT)>2ng/mL and effec-tive pure TCM treatment admitted to the Department of Classical Chinese Medicine from September 2022 to July 2023 were collected,including general information,diagnosis,treatment methods,inflammatory indicators PCT,C-reactive protein(CRP),white blood cells(WBC)and neutrophil ratio(N%)at admission and discharge,blood culture results,etc.No antibiotics were used throughout the whole process.Results:After treatment,41 cases were cured and discharged,and 1 case was discharged after improvement.The average length of hospital stay was(5.57±2.70)days.The inflam-matory indicators of all patients decreased significantly on the 4th day of admission,and there was a significant dif-ference;the body temperature returned to normal at discharge.Conclusion:Pure TCM treatment can effectively control infection and sepsis.
Pure traditional Chinese medicineInfection and sepsisProcalcitonin