Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of auricular point sticking therapy combined with antibiotics for pediatric bacterial pneumonia of wind-heat accumulating in lung.Methods Ninety-four children with bacterial ...Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of auricular point sticking therapy combined with antibiotics for pediatric bacterial pneumonia of wind-heat accumulating in lung.Methods Ninety-four children with bacterial pneumonia were divided into an observation group(47 cases,3 cases dropped out)and a control group(47 cases,with 4 cases terminated).The patients in the control group were treated with intravenous drip of latamoxef sodium injection,twice daily for 7 days.The patients in the observation grouwpere treated with auricular point sticking therapy in addition to the treatment given to the control group.Acupoints selected included Fei(CO_(14)),Qiguan(CO_(16)),Jiaogan(AH_(6a)),Shenshangxian(TG_(2p)),and Shenmen(TF4),with treatment applied once daily,alternating ears,for 7 days.The TCM syndrome scores,Canadian acute respiratory illness and flu scale(CARIFS)scores,and levels of white blood cell count(WBC),C-reactive protein(CRP),and procalcitonin(PCT)were compared before and after treatment between the two groups,along with clinical efficacy.Results Compared with those before treatment,both groups showed a reduction in TCM syndrome scores,CARIFS scores,and levels of WBC,CRP,and PCT after treatment(P<0.05).Compared with the control group,the observation group had lower TCM syndrome scores in fever,cough,expectoration,lung auscultation,sneezing,runny nose,sleep,and bowel symptoms,as well as lower CARIFS scores in fever,cough,nasal congestion and runny nose,and irritability(P<0.05).The curative and remarkably effective rate was 70.5%(31/44)in the observation group,which was higher than 44.2%(19/43)in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion Auricular point sticking therapy combined with antibiotics is more effective in improving symptoms such as fever,cough,and runny nose in children with bacterial pneumonia of wind-heat accumulating in lung.展开更多
文摘Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of auricular point sticking therapy combined with antibiotics for pediatric bacterial pneumonia of wind-heat accumulating in lung.Methods Ninety-four children with bacterial pneumonia were divided into an observation group(47 cases,3 cases dropped out)and a control group(47 cases,with 4 cases terminated).The patients in the control group were treated with intravenous drip of latamoxef sodium injection,twice daily for 7 days.The patients in the observation grouwpere treated with auricular point sticking therapy in addition to the treatment given to the control group.Acupoints selected included Fei(CO_(14)),Qiguan(CO_(16)),Jiaogan(AH_(6a)),Shenshangxian(TG_(2p)),and Shenmen(TF4),with treatment applied once daily,alternating ears,for 7 days.The TCM syndrome scores,Canadian acute respiratory illness and flu scale(CARIFS)scores,and levels of white blood cell count(WBC),C-reactive protein(CRP),and procalcitonin(PCT)were compared before and after treatment between the two groups,along with clinical efficacy.Results Compared with those before treatment,both groups showed a reduction in TCM syndrome scores,CARIFS scores,and levels of WBC,CRP,and PCT after treatment(P<0.05).Compared with the control group,the observation group had lower TCM syndrome scores in fever,cough,expectoration,lung auscultation,sneezing,runny nose,sleep,and bowel symptoms,as well as lower CARIFS scores in fever,cough,nasal congestion and runny nose,and irritability(P<0.05).The curative and remarkably effective rate was 70.5%(31/44)in the observation group,which was higher than 44.2%(19/43)in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion Auricular point sticking therapy combined with antibiotics is more effective in improving symptoms such as fever,cough,and runny nose in children with bacterial pneumonia of wind-heat accumulating in lung.
