Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To assess the clinical efficacy and prognostic impact of Xuebijing injection in the treatment of sepsis-induced acute lung injury (ALI) patients with the syndrome of heat-toxin and blood stasis and its therapeutic mechanism.
METHODS Sixty patients with ALI of sepsis were randomly divided into a control group and a Xuebijing group, with 30 patients in each group. The control group received the clinically recognized routine treatment, while the Xuebijing group received Xuebijing injection intravenously in addition to the treatment of the control group. Both groups were treated continuously for 7 days. Before treatment and after 7 days of treatment, changes in disease-related scores (APACHE Ⅱ, SOFA, and LIS scores), respiratory function indicators (oxygenation index, endotracheal intubation rate, mechanical ventilation rate, and mechanical ventilation time), and inflammatory markers (white blood cell count, C-reactive protein (CRP), and procalcitonin) were compared between the two groups. Prognostic indicators (ICU length of stay and 28-day mortality) were also assessed in the two groups.
RESULTS After 7 days of treatment, the oxygenation index of both groups significantly increased (P<0.05, P<0.01), with the Xuebijing group showing a higher index than the control group (P<0.01). The APACHE Ⅱ score, LIS score, TCM syndrome score, and CRP and PCT levels of both groups significantly decreased (P<0.05, P<0.01), while the SOFA score of the Xuebijing group was significantly lower (P<0.01). The APACHE Ⅱ score, SOFA score, fever syndrome score, and CRP level of the Xuebijing group were all lower than those of the control group (P<0.05). Long-term follow-up showed that the duration of mechanical ventilation and ICU stay in the Xuebijing group were shorter than those in the control group (P<0.05).
CONCLUSION Xuebijing injection can effectively improve respiratory function, correct tissue hypoxia, inhibit inflammatory response, shorten ICU stay, and reduce ventilator usage and critical illness-related scores in patients with sepsis-induced ALI. However, it has no significant effect on the 28-day mortality rate.