[Therapy mainly for strengthening healthy energy to promote blood circulation in treating 112 diabetic patients with gangrene].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the effects of the therapy mainly for strengthening healthy energy to promote blood circulation in treating diabetic patients with gangrene.


METHODS
A series of 112 diabetic patients with gangrene were investigated before and after treatment in the changes of wounds, clinical symptoms and quality of life.


RESULTS
Fifty-eight cases were cured, 12 cases showed response, 36 cases improved, and 6 cases failure of treatment. The total obvious effect rate was 62.5% (70/112) and the amputation rate was 8.9% (10/112). The 104 diabetic cases of three-stage gangrene were classified into grade I, II and III. The total effect rates of the diabetic cases of grade I, II and III were 83.3% (30/36), 55.6% (35/63) and 20% (1/5), and the amputation rates were 0%, 12.7% (8/63), and 40% (2/5) respectively. After the treatment, the clinical symptoms, gangrene number, gangrene area and gangrene depth were obviously improved (P<0.05), and the quality of life was obviously improved (P<0.01), especially in physical condition, emotional well-being and therapeutic effects on patients (P<0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Strengthening healthy energy to promote blood circulation is effective in treating diabetic patients with gangrene.
Department of Chinese Traditional Surgery, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China.
Yun-Fei
YF
Wang
Hua-Fa
HF
Que
Huan-Yu
HY
Xiang
Jie-Nan
JN
Xu
Han-Jun
HJ
Tang
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D005734:Gangrene / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D008517:Phytotherapy; D011788:Quality of Life; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects*
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal