Effects of Immune Acupuncture and Moxibustion on Infection and Outcome in Stroke Inpatients
MENG Xiang-bo
SHI Yan
CHEN Tian-xiao
YANG Jia-liang
CHEN Li-na
LIU Yuan-biao
Abstract：Objective To observe the effects of immune acupuncture and moxibustion on the infection in hospital and the outcome of re-habilitation after stroke. Methods From January, 2014 to January, 2016, 100 patients following acute stroke were randomly divided into ob-servation group (n=50) and control group (n=50). The control group accepted routine medications, rehabilitation and acupuncture, while the observation group accepted acupuncture and moxibustion on Guanyuan (RN4), Qihai (RN6) and Zusanli (ST36) in addition. The nosocomi-al infection rate was recorded 90 days after treatment, and the T lymphocyte subsets, scores of Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) and modified Barthel index (MBI) were measured before and after treatment. Results The nosocomial infection rate was 20% in the observation group, less than 42% in the control group (χ2=5.657, P<0.05). The contribution of CD3+ and CD4+ T lymphocytes, and the scores of FMA and MBI increased after treatment in both groups (t>2.463, P<0.05), and increased more in the observation group than in the control group (t>2.225, P<0.05). Conclusion Immune acupuncture and moxibustion therapy can reduce the incidence of nosocomial infection, and promote the func-tion of the immune system and outcome in patients after acute stroke.
Keywords：strokeacupuncture and moxibustionimmunityinfectionrehabilitation
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( 85-88 )