Clinical effect of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine therapy in treatment of cirrhotic ascites:a report of 54 cases

Objective:To observe the clinical effect of modified Ten-Jujube decoction combined with Western medicine in the treatment of ascites due to hepatitis B cirrhosis.Methods:A total of 108 patients with ascites due to hepatitis B cirrhosis were randomly divided into control group(n = 54) and treatment group(n = 54).Both groups received Western medicine symptomatic treatment,and the treatment group received oral modifie decoction as an addition.After one month of treatment,the clinical outcome,reduction in ascites,24-h urine volume,and liver function indices were evaluated,and follow-up was performed for 3 and 6 months to detect cases of recurrence.Results:The treatment group had a significantly higher response rate than the control group(72.22% vs 51.85%,P 0.05).There were also significant differences in 24-h urine volume increase,recovery of liver function indices,and recurrence rate of ascites between the two groups(P 0.05).Conclusion:Integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine therapy has a better clinical effect than Western medicine symptomatic treatment in patients with ascites due to hepatitis B cirrhosis.