[Clinical study of Yihuo Qingxia method in treating hyperlipoidemia-related severe acute pancreatitis in early stage].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the therapeutic effect of Yihuo Qingxia method, a traditional Chinese medicine therapeutic method for replenishing qi to activate blood, clearing away heat and dredging intestines, in treating hyperlipoidemia-related severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) in early stage.


METHODS
One hundred and four patients with hyperlipoidemia-related SAP were divided into two groups: early group (admitted to hospital within 3 days after onset) and late group (admitted to hospital from 3 days to 7 days after onset). There were 52 cases in each group. All the patients were treated by Yihuo Qingxia method.


RESULTS
There were no statistical differences in 48-hour Ranson scores, CT scores, 24-hour acute physiology and chronic heath evaluation II scores (APACHE II scores), and the levels of 24-hour serum triglyceride (TG) and serum glucose in the two groups (P>0.05). At the 10th day after onset, the serum TG level in early group was lower than that in late group (P<0.01). The incidences of acute respiratory distress syndrome, acute renal failure, hepatic inadequacy, congestive heart failure, shock, encephalopathy, infection and alimentary tract hemorrhage in early group were higher than those in late group (P<0.05). The mortality in early group was lower than that in the late group (P<0.05). The length of hospital stay in early group was shorter than that in late group (P<0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Yihuo Qingxia method has a good efficacy in treating hyperlipoidemia-related SAP in early stage.
Xue
Ping
P
Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province 610041, China.
Deng
Li-hui
LH
Zhang
Zhao-da
ZD
Xia
Qing
Q
Huang
Zong-wen
ZW
Yang
Xiao-nan
XN
Jiang
Jun-ming
JM
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D019283:Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D008517:Phytotherapy; D018746:Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013997:Time Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D014280:Triglycerides