The clinical effect of rhubarb combined with Octreotide in treatment of acute pancreatitis

Objective:To investigate the treatment with a combination of rhubarb and Octreotide forpatients with acute pancreatitis.Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the 71 patients,who were treated in our department between October 2005 and October 2008.Forty patients(control group) received general treatment and the use of Octreotide,the other 31 patients(observation group) received both rhubarb-enchyma via gastric tube and clyster and before-mentioned therapeutics used to control group.The recovery of gastrointestinal functions,the content of amylase in serum and urine,hemogram,termly ultrasonic and CT examination were observed in the two group.Results: in the observation group,the average time to mitigate bellyache and the duration of fever were both shorter than those in the control group,P0.05.and the rate of took effect was higher than that in the control group,P0.05.Conclusion: the treatment with a combination of rhubarb and Octreotide is an effective therapy for symptom of patients with acute pancreatitis.