Exploration to the disease spectrum of acupoint catgut-embedding therapy

穴位埋线疗法病谱初探(英文)

Objective To explore the clinically indicated diseases of acupoint catgut-embedding therapy, and summarize and analyze the disease spectrum of acupoint catgut-embedding therapy. Methods By literature research and data mining technique, the clinical study papers relevant to acupoint catgut-embedding therapy published from 1971 to June 2011 were selected, entered and verified, then the effective information were extracted, and finally, the disease spectrum were summarized. Results Acupoint catgut-embedding therapy is indicated for 103 diseases, involving 6 departments, of which there are 50 internal diseases, which is the most, accounting to 48.54%, and 15 surgical diseases, 12 ENT diseases, 11 gynecological diseases and 11 dermatological diseases, and 4 pediatric diseases, which is the least. Meanwhile, according to the rule of ＂Efficacy acupuncture grading disease spectrum＂, the diseases treated with this therapy were graded preliminarily into grade Ⅰ with 26 diseases, grade Ⅱ with 30 diseases, and grade Ⅲ with 8 diseases. Conclusion Acupoint catgut-embedding therapy can be used widely in clinical treatment with much broader disease spectrum, and it is worthy of being spread and applied.

目的:初步探讨穴位埋线疗法的临床适用病种,整理并分析穴位埋线疗法病谱。方法:采用文献研究方法及数据挖掘技术,经过对1971年—2011年6月发表的与穴位埋线疗法相关的临床研究论文进行筛选、录入、审核、提取有效信息等环节后,归纳总结穴位埋线疗法病谱。结果:穴位埋线疗法适用于103种疾病,涉及6个科属。内科最多,共50种,占总病谱的48.54%;其余依次是外科、五官科、妇科和皮肤科,分别为15种、12种、11种、11种;儿科最少,共4种。同时,按照"效能针灸等级病谱"的规则,初步对该疗法治疗的病种进行等级分类,获得穴位埋线疗法Ⅰ级病谱26种,Ⅱ级病谱30种,Ⅲ级病谱8种。结论:穴位埋线疗法临床运用广泛,病谱不断扩大,值得临床推广应用。