Objective: Complementary and alternative medicine, particularly herbal therapy, is widely used by patients with ulcerative colitis(UC), but controlled data are limited. To describe the clinical presentation and treatm...Objective: Complementary and alternative medicine, particularly herbal therapy, is widely used by patients with ulcerative colitis(UC), but controlled data are limited. To describe the clinical presentation and treatment strategies for UC in inpatients from Shanghai, China and to improve the therapeutic outcomes for patients with UC. Methods: Medical records from 247 patients with UC who were admitted to Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine between January 2008 and June 2013 were analyzed for gender, age, course of the disease, clinical type, extent and severity of the disease, treatment strategies, and therapeutic outcomes. Results: Gender ratios and disease onset of inpatients with UC in the Shanghai area were consistent with other reports in the literature. In contrast to previous studies, most patients exhibited disease of the left colon, over half of the patients had problems of the rectum or sigmoid colon, and most patients had either mild or moderate UC. Comparison of Sutherland Disease Actirity Index scores for patients treated with Chinese medicine(CM) and those treated with integrated CM and Western medicine revealed significant reductions in scores for both groups after treatment(P<0.01), with no significant difference in therapeutic effects between groups(P=0.938). Conclusions: Herbal medicine has been widely used in patients with mild to moderate disease and as adjunct therapy in patients with moderate to severe disease. Therefore, the strategy was proposed for the treatment of UC with CM therapy based on 2 steps according to the stage of the disease, even in the clinical setting.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81403355)the Young Foundation of Shanghai Health and Family Planning Commission(No.20034y170)3-Year Action Plan for Shanghai Municipal Chinese Medicine Development Project(No.ZY3--RCPY--2--2001)~~
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81403355)the Young Foundation of Shanghai Health and Family Planning Commission(No.20034y170)the New Star Project of Shanghai Health and Family Planning Commission(No.ZY3-RCPY-2-2001)
文摘Objective: Complementary and alternative medicine, particularly herbal therapy, is widely used by patients with ulcerative colitis(UC), but controlled data are limited. To describe the clinical presentation and treatment strategies for UC in inpatients from Shanghai, China and to improve the therapeutic outcomes for patients with UC. Methods: Medical records from 247 patients with UC who were admitted to Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine between January 2008 and June 2013 were analyzed for gender, age, course of the disease, clinical type, extent and severity of the disease, treatment strategies, and therapeutic outcomes. Results: Gender ratios and disease onset of inpatients with UC in the Shanghai area were consistent with other reports in the literature. In contrast to previous studies, most patients exhibited disease of the left colon, over half of the patients had problems of the rectum or sigmoid colon, and most patients had either mild or moderate UC. Comparison of Sutherland Disease Actirity Index scores for patients treated with Chinese medicine(CM) and those treated with integrated CM and Western medicine revealed significant reductions in scores for both groups after treatment(P<0.01), with no significant difference in therapeutic effects between groups(P=0.938). Conclusions: Herbal medicine has been widely used in patients with mild to moderate disease and as adjunct therapy in patients with moderate to severe disease. Therefore, the strategy was proposed for the treatment of UC with CM therapy based on 2 steps according to the stage of the disease, even in the clinical setting.
