Discussion on synergetic action of Zhenqi Fuzheng granule in prevention and treatment of infection in critically ill patients / 中国中西医结合急救杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the synergetic action of Zhenqi Fuzheng granule in prevention and treatment of critically ill patients with severe infection. Methods A retrospective study was conducted. 154 cases with critical illness were enrolled in the First People's Hospital of Baiyin in Gansu Province from January 2009 to December 2013. The control group consisted of 76 cases and only basic treatments were given;in the treatment group, there were 78 cases,besides the basic treatments,they also taken nasal feeding of Zhenqi Fuzheng granule 5 g twice a day,7 days constituting for 1 therapeutic course,a total of 1-3 courses. The incidences of pulmonary infection, urinary tract infection,deep venous catheter-related infections,rate of using antibiotics,fatality rate,infection relapse rate,disease course,pathogen flora distribution were observed in the two groups. Results Compared with the control group,the rates of lung infection,urethral infection,deep vein catheter-related infection,the rate of using antibiotics, fatality rate,infection relapse rate,the discovery rates of drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii,Pseudomonas aeruginosa,Stenotrophomonas maltophilia,Staphylococcus aureus,and Blastomyces albicans were obviously reduced in treatment group〔lung infection:15.38%(12 cases)vs. 47.37%(36 cases),urethral infection:7.69%(6 cases) vs. 23.68%(18 cases),deep vein catheter infection:5.13%(4 cases)vs. 18.42%(14 cases),antibacterial drug using rate:48.72%(38 cases)vs. 77.63%(59 cases),fatality rate:10.26%(8 cases)vs. 18.42%(14 cases),infection relapse rate:28.21%(22 cases)vs. 48.68%(37 cases),the discovery rate of Acinetobacter baumannii:3.85%(3 cases) vs. 11.84%(9 cases), of Pseudomonas aeruginosa:2.56%(2 cases) vs. 9.21%(7 cases), of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia:5.13%(4 cases)vs. 13.16%(10 cases),of Staphylococcus aureus:5.13%(4 cases) vs. 6.58%(5 cases),of Blastomyces albicans:6.41%(5 cases)vs. 10.52%(8 cases),all P<0.05〕;the therapeutic course was obviously shortened(day:5.79±1.89 vs. 13.65±2.73,P<0.05). Conclusion In critically ill patients with severe infection,treatment of Zhenqi Fuzheng granule can reduce the incidences of severe lung infection, urinary tract infection,deep venous catheter-related infection,the 5-year relapse rate,fatality rate,and shorten the therapeutic course,lower the usage of antibiotics and detection rate of drug-resistant bacteria,therefore,clinically it is effective in such patients.