Abstract
Objective
To explore the effect of Chinese herbs during the perioperative period of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC).
Methods
Three hundred and sixty patients of chronic lithic cholecystitis (LCCT) were randomly assigned to two groups by lottery, 180 patients in each group. During the peri-operative period, the control group was treated with conventional Western medicine and placebo. The treated group was given the same conventional Western medicine and Chinese herbal decoctions, with Shitong mixture No. 1 (石通1号) added before LC, and Liujunzi decoction (六君子汤) added after LC for three days. The operation time, body temperature after LC, white blood cell count, wind-breaking time after operation, as well as the changes of tongue coating in the first three post-operative days were recorded.
Results
There was no significant difference between the two groups in operation time (P>0.05), while the improvement in body temperature recovery, wind-breaking time and changes of tongue coating in the treated group were better than those in the control group (P<0.01).
Conclusion
Applying Chinese herbs during perioperative period of LC could effectively benefit early recovery in such patients.
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Li, Rx., Zhou, Y., Li, Jl. et al. Clinical study on application of Chinese herbs during the perioperative period of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Chin. J Integ. Med. 13, 59–61 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-007-0059-z
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