Clinical observation of electroacupuncture vagus nerve for neurosurgical postoperative combined ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients
Guo Ren-nan
Wang Yi
Zhang Xiong-feng
Yu Xiang-you
Abstract：Objective To investigate the efficacy of electroacupuncture vagus nerve stimulation in the treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia(VAP)in neurosurgical postoperative. Methods A total of 45 patients neurosurgical postoperative related VAP in our hospital were investigated. The 45 pa-tients were randomly divided into control group(n=23)and electro-acupuncture group(n=22). Pa-tients in the control group were given treatment by antimicrobial and support therapy, physical therapy ac-cording to the clinical practice guideline for diagnosis, prevention and management of VAP in 2013. Elec-troacupuncture group were given electroacupuncture vagus nerve stimulation base on the method of the control group. The basis of electroacupuncture lower limb the vagus nerve, twice a day at a time for 30 min. After treatment, the APACHEⅡratings, WBC, PCT, IL -6, CRP were compared between the two group. Results The APACHEⅡratings of electroacupuncture group was significantly decreased than control group in the 3, 7 d. The inflammatory factors(PCT, IL-6, WBC)electroacupuncture group were significantly decreased than control group after treatment 7 d. No significantly difference in the two groups about(PCT, IL-6, WBC)in the 0, 3 d. And CRP in all periods, two groups had no significant difference(P>0.05). Conclusion Electroacupuncture vagus nerve stimulation can significantly im-prove the clinical efficacy of patients, lower levels of inflammatory factors, can be used as an important supplementary method used in the comprehensive treatment of VAP.
Keywords：Ventilator-associated pneumonia(VAP)ElectroacupunctureVagus nerveInflammatory factor
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 326-329 )