摘要
Objective:To evaluate the effect of combined therapy of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)treatment and peritoneal dialysis (PD) in improving renal function and reducing the frequency of PD. Methods:Three groups of patients were treated with regular PD, less frequency PD (LFPD) and LFPD plus TCM (LFPD+ TCM) respectively, and the patients' blood urea nitrogen (BUN), Creatinine (Cr), hemoglobin (Hb) andarterial blood pressure (BP) were observed. Results f After 3 months of PD + TCM, the serum BUN, Cr andmean BP of the group lowered and the hemoglobin elevated as compared with those of patients after 1 month ofPD (P < 0. 01 ). The difference of the above-mentioned criteria between PD + TCM group and LFPD group wassignificant too, though there was no obvious difference in comparison of the PD + TCM group with regular PDgroup (P >0. 05). The effective rate and the edema cure rate of PD + TCM group were superior to the LFPDgroup, but was not evidently different as compared with the regular PD group. Conclusion: PD combined withTCM treatment might reduce the frequency of PD for the uremic patients who had to undergo long-term PDtherapy.
Objective:To evaluate the effect of combined therapy of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)treatment and peritoneal dialysis (PD) in improving renal function and reducing the frequency of PD. Methods:Three groups of patients were treated with regular PD, less frequency PD (LFPD) and LFPD plus TCM (LFPD+ TCM) respectively, and the patients' blood urea nitrogen (BUN), Creatinine (Cr), hemoglobin (Hb) andarterial blood pressure (BP) were observed. Results f After 3 months of PD + TCM, the serum BUN, Cr andmean BP of the group lowered and the hemoglobin elevated as compared with those of patients after 1 month ofPD (P < 0. 01 ). The difference of the above-mentioned criteria between PD + TCM group and LFPD group wassignificant too, though there was no obvious difference in comparison of the PD + TCM group with regular PDgroup (P >0. 05). The effective rate and the edema cure rate of PD + TCM group were superior to the LFPDgroup, but was not evidently different as compared with the regular PD group. Conclusion: PD combined withTCM treatment might reduce the frequency of PD for the uremic patients who had to undergo long-term PDtherapy.
