Abstract:
Objective To explore the efficacy of Xuebijing injection in the treatment of emergency patients with severe sepsis and its impact on coagulation function.
Methods Seventy-eight patients with severe sepsis were randomly divided into the control group (n=39) and the Xuebijing group (n=39) by the random number table method. All patients in both groups were treated with routine anti-sepsis bundle therapy according to the 2016 International Guidelines for the Treatment of Sepsis and Septic Shock. In addition to these routine treatments, the Xuebijing group was treated with a Xuebijing injection, while the control group was given an equal amount of sodium chloride. The platelet count (PLT), coagulation function, thromboelastography (TEG) values, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation Ⅱ (APACHE Ⅱ) score, the stay time at the emergency intensive care unit, and the fatality rate within 28 days were compared between these two groups before and after 7 days of treatment.
Results After 7 days of treatment, the PLT count in the Xuebijing group increased significantly, and the fibrin/fibrinogen degradation products (FDP) decreased significantly (P < 0.05); the PLT count in the control group continued to decrease (P < 0.01). After 7 days of treatment, FDP and D-Dimer (DD) in the Xuebijing group were lower than those in the control group (P < 0.01), and clot formation time was significantly shortened; α angle, maximum clot strength (MA), and coagulation index (CI) were significantly increased, and all were better than those in the control group (P < 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in these indicators before and after treatment in the control group (P > 0.05). After 7 days of treatment, APACH Ⅱ scores in both groups decreased compared to before treatment (P < 0.05), but the performance of the Xuebijing group was better (P < 0.05). The 28-day fatality rate in the Xuebijing group was 17.95%, lower than that in the control group at 23.08%.
Conclusions Combined with routine symptomatic treatment, Xuebijing injection could effectively improve the coagulation function of sepsis patients, showing a positive role in the treatment of sepsis patients.