Clinical Efficacy of Chinese Traditional Medicine Combined Western Medicine in the Treatment of Cirrhosis with Ascites and Hypoalbuminemia

Objective To explore the clinical efficacy of Chinese traditional medicine combined with western medicine in the treatment of cirrhosis with ascites and hypoalbuminemia. Methods The trial group was treated with Chinese traditional medicine (modified decoction for Zhongman Fenxiao) combined with western medicine (drugs for protecting liver, diuretis, etc.). The control group was simply treated with Western medicine. Results After 4 weeks of treatment, the cure rate of the trial group was 43.75% and the total effective rate was 87.50%, significantly higher than that of the control group with 30.00% and 80.00%, respectively (P 0.01). The re-hospitalized rate of the trial group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P 0.05). In the trial group, ALB level was significantly higher after treatment than before (P0.05), GLB level was significantly lower after treatment than the before (P 0.05), and the ratio of A/G was significantly higher after treatment than before (P 0.05). But in the control group, the serum protein had no such changes (P 0.05). The liver function in the control group was greatly decreased than that in the trial group (P 0.05～0.01). Conclusion Chinese traditional medicine combined with western medicine is much better than simply using Western medicine in the treatment of cirrhosis with ascites and hypoalbuminemia.