Clinical study of Rhubarb water extract gavage combined with external application of mirabilite and western medicine in the treatment of severe acute pancreatitis

Abstract

Objective To investigate the effects of Rhubarb water extract gavage combined with external application of mirabilite and western medicine in the treatment of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). Methods A total of 62 patients with SAP meeting the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into 2 groups, with 31 cases in each group. The control group was treated with western medicine routine treatment. The study group was given the combination of raw and rhubarb water infusion and mirabilite external application on the basis of the control group. After treated with 28 d, the duration of blood purification, abdominal pain disappeared time, blood amylase recovery time, bowel peristalsis recovery time, hospitalization time and 28 d mortality were observed in the 2 groups. Results The duration of blood purification time, abdominal pain disappeared time, blood amylase recovery time, bowel peristalsis recovery time, hospitalization time of the study group were significantly lower than those of the control group (t=2.434, 2.507, 2.804, 2.318, 2.614, P<0.05). After treatment 1, 3, 7 d, the level of D-lactic acid in the study group was respectively which were significantly lower than those of the control group (t=38.752, 36.975, 36.018, P<0.05). The level of DAO in the study group was respectively which were significantly lower than those of the control group (t=4.119, 4.632, 3.907, P<0.05). The level of ET in the study group was respectively which were significantly lower than those of the control group (t=25.699, 23.805, 24.472, P<0.05). The level of hs-CRP in the study group was respectively which were significantly lower than those of the control group (t=4.791, 5.025, 5.288, P<0.05). The level of PCT in the study group was respectively which were significantly lower than those of the control group (t=4.350, 4.742, 6.012, P<0.05). The APACHE II scores in the study group were respectively which were significantly lower than those of the control group (t=3.988, 4.350, 5.722, P<0.01). Conclusions The application of Rhubarb water extract gavage combined with external application of mirabilite and western medicine in the treatment of severe acute pancreatitis can protect the intestinal mucosal barrier of SAP patients, reduce the level of inflammatory reaction, shorten the time of symptom relief and improve the curative effect. Key words: Severe acute pancreatitis; Rheum officinale; Natrii sulfas; Hypersensitive C reactive protein; procalcitonin