Abstract | OBJECTIVES: METHODS: A total of 62 patients, who met the diagnostic criteria for SCAP, were enrolled in the study and randomly divided into two groups, i.e., treatment group (n = 31) and control group (n = 31). All patients received a therapy according to the Chinese Clinical Practice and Expert Consensus of Emergency Severe Pneumonia from 2016. In addition to that, a bloodletting at Shaoshang (LU11) and Shangyang (LI1) acupuncture points was applied for the treatment group. This intervention was repeated for three times (ones daily), bloodletting a volume of 2-3 ml at each time point. Differences in a main index of clinical efficacy, body temperature (T), respiratory rate (RR), heart rate (Hr), white blood cell count (WBC), neutrophil percentage (N%), and C-reactive protein level (CRP) as well as different scores (CURB-65 score, SOFA score, and Apache II score) were compared between groups. Moreover, the 28-day mortality was compared between treatment and control group. The statistical methods involved in carrying out the current study include t-test, Wilcoxon test, and chi-square test. RESULTS: The clinical effective rate of the treatment group was 82.9%, which was significantly higher than the 17.1% in the control group (P < 0.05). After finishing the intervention, the treatment group showed significantly lower T (37.28 ± 0.54 vs. 37.82 ± 0.81), RR (20.06 ± 2.67 vs. 23.71 ± 6.85), Hr (81.71 ± 10.38 vs. 93.84 ± 15.39), CUBR-65 score (2.16 ± 0.74 vs. 3.03 ± 0.98), and SOFA score (5.84 ± 3.83 vs. 8.16 ± 4.2) compared to the control group (P < 0.05). The 28-day mortality rate of the treatment group was significantly lower than in the control group (12.9% vs. 45.2%, P = 0.05). CONCLUSIONS:
Bloodletting at Shaoshang and Shangyang acupuncture points can support improving the clinical treatment efficacy for SCAP and reduce the 28-day mortality rate in the elderly.
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Authors | Yuefeng Fu, Zhe Yang, Yangping Cai, Hongshuan Liu, Shuo Li, Nan Kou, Jingqin Wu, Qing Zhang |
Journal | Disease markers
(Dis Markers)
Vol. 2021
Pg. 3295021
( 2021)
ISSN: 1875-8630 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 34737837
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2021 Yuefeng Fu et al. |
Topics |
- Acupuncture Points
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Bloodletting
(adverse effects, methods)
- Community-Acquired Infections
(therapy)
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Pneumonia
(therapy)
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