Effect of Qihuo Therapy Combine with Artificial Liver on Chronic Severe Hepatitis

Objective: To observe the effect of Qihuo Therapy combine with artificial liver.On chronic severe hepatitis patients.Method: Thirty-eight patients with chronic severe hepatitis were randomly divided into 2 groups.The eighteen cases in control group were based on conventional medical treatment and supportive liver application on the basis of a single heavy plasma exchange treatment,on the basis of conventional therapy,twenty patients in the treated group were treated with Qihuo therapy every other day after artificial liver therapy,the therapeutic course for both groups was 14 days.Before and after treatment,and the changes of liver function,intestinal endotoxemia and patients'subjective symptoms were observed.Result: The patients in the treated group abdominal distention,fatigue,mouth pain,chills improved significantly,compared with the control group there were significant differences(P 0.05),significantly decreased in both groups of patients and bilirubin endotoxin levels,improve blood clotting function,but the treated group improved more significantly(P 0.05),liver function in both groups was no significant difference.Conclusion: Qihuo therapy is an effective technique which can improve the artificial liver effect on chronic severe hepatitis,and with no adverse reaction.