Volume 29, Issue 5, 2020
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2020.1146
Clinical Observation of the Dispelling Turbid Qi and Stopping Nausea and Vomit Decoction in Prevention of Nausea and Vomiting in Chemotherapy with Cisplatin
Abstract
Objective: To observe the efficacy and safety of dispelling turbid qi and stopping nausea and vomit decoction in the prevention of nausea and vomiting in the chemotherapy with cisplatin programs.
Methods: 60 patients with tumors in the chemotherapy with cisplatin programs who were randomly selected into the experimental group (patients were treated with the dispelling turbid qi and stopping nausea and vomit decoction) and the control group (patients were treated with Ondansetron) which had 30 patients in each group. The control group was treated with Ondansetron injection, while the experimental group was treated with the dispelling turbid qi and stopping nausea and vomit decoction and Ondansetron. The efficacy of the treatment on the two groups of patients with nausea and the quality of survival was observed, and the number of the white blood cells and platelets in the peripheral blood of the patients in both groups was counted to observe the effects on their immune system.
Results: The number and extent of the reduction of white blood cells and platelets in the treatment group were significantly lower than those of the control group, and there were significant differences before the treatment and after treatment. However, the corresponding indicators in the control group were significantly reduced. The overall efficiency of the treatment group is 90%, while the overall effectiveness of the control group is 72.3%. The treatment group is significantly better than the control group. The differences are statistically significant (P<0.05). The KPS scores of the treatment group also significantly increased, with the differences between the two groups statistically significant (P<0.05).
Conclusion: The dispelling turbid qi and stopping nausea and vomit decoction is better in the treatment of nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy with cisplatin, is easy to use and safe and worth clinically promoting.
Keywords
the dispelling turbid qi and stopping nausea and vomit decoction; Chemotherapy; Nausea; Vomiting