[Clinical observation on treatment of albuminuria in patients with pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome in puerperium by Xiaobai Decoction].
OBJECTIVE
To observe the effects of Xiaobai Decoction (XBD) in reducing albuminuria and shortening the duration of albuminuria in patients with pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome (PIH) in puerperium.


METHODS
Eighty-five patients were given the conventional treatment with magnesium sulfate for relieving convulsion and lowering hypertension, at the same time, the treated group was given XBD additionally with the modification according to the symptoms. The treatment course for both groups was 14 days. Routine test of midstream urine was performed every three days, and 24 h-urinary protein was measured every week.


RESULTS
The therapeutic effect on the 43 patients of the treated group was markedly effective in 11 (25.6 % ), effective in 26 (60.4%) and ineffective in 6 cases (14.0%), the total effective rate being 86.0%; while in the 42 patients of the control group, the corresponding numbers were 5 (11.9%), 21 (50.0%), 16 (38.1%) and 61.9%, respectively, the efficacy of the former was significantly better (P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
XBD is a simple, safe and effective drug for reducing albuminuria and shortening the duration of albuminuria in puerperium of PIH patients.
Jia
Jin-ping
JP
Hospital of Maternal and Child Healthcare of Huadu District, Guangzhou.
Wu
Yao-xiang
YX
Xie
Guo-hong
GH
D000328:Adult; D000419:Albuminuria / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D046110:Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008517:Phytotherapy; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal