Observation on 120 cases of pulmonary infection of the aged people treated with the combination of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine

Objective To observe the effects of treating pulmonary infection of the aged people with the combination of TCM and WM.Methods A total of 120 the aged patients with pulmonary infection were randomly recruited into a control group and a treatment group,60 patients in each.The control group was treated with cefoperazone,sulbactam intravenously drop and inhalation of low flow oxygen(1～2L/min,2～4h,once/day),while the treatment group was added modified Xiaocaihu decoction and Shengmai injection on the basis of the control group.Both groups were treated for 14 days.Results The significant effective rate was 63.3%and 45.0%in the treatment group and the control group respectively,showing significant difference(U=0.5248,P<0.01).The effective rate was 96.7%and 83.3%in the treatment group and the control group respectively,also showing significant difference(U=0.5314,P<0.05).Conclusion It is effective to treat pulmonary infection of the aged patients with modified Xiaocaihu decoction and Shengmai decoction together with western medicine. Key words: Pulmonary infection in the elderly patients; Combination of TCM and western medicine