Clinical Observation of Umbilical Cord Moxibustion Combined with Shenqi Lishui Granules in the Treatment of Acute Exacerbations Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Syndrome of Water Overflowing due to Yang Deficiency
Objective:To investigate the clinical efficacy of umbilical cord moxibustion combined with Shenqi Lishui granules in the treatment of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(AECOPD)with syndrome of water overflowing due to yang deficiency.Methods:A total of 60 patients with AECOPD were ran-domly divided into control group and observation group,with 30 cases in each group.After 2 weeks of treatment,the modified Medical Research Council(mMRC)score,COPD Assessment Test(CAT)score,blood gas analysis in-dexes,serum inflammatory factors[immune serum procalcitonin(PCT),tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α),interleu-kin-6(IL-6)]levels,clinical efficacy and treatment safety were observed and compared.Results:After treatment,the mMRC score,CAT score,PaCO2 level,serum PCT,TNF-α and IL-6 levels decreased in the two groups(all P<0.05),and the scores of various scales and laboratory indicators in the observation group were lower than those in the control group(all P<0.05).The level of SaO2 index was significantly higher(all P<0.05),and the observa-tion group was higher than that of the control group(all P<0.05),and the total effective rate of the observation group(93.33%)was significantly higher than that of the control group(66.67%)(P<0.05).No adverse reactions related to the treatment were observed in either group.Conclusion:Umbilical moxibustion combined with Shenqi Lishui granules can inhibit the inflammatory response in AECOPD with syndrome of water overflowing due to yang deficiency,improve the blood gas analysis indexes of patients,and alleviate dyspnea,with obvious efficacy.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAcute exacerbationsUmbilical moxibustionShenqi Lishui granulesWater overflowing due to yang deficiencyInflammatory responseBlood gas analysis