[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.
Wang
Yun-Fei
YF
Department of Chinese Traditional Surgery, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China.
Que
Hua-Fa
HF
Xiang
Huan-Yu
HY
Xu
Jie-Nan
JN
Tang
Han-Jun
HJ
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