Effect of raw rhubarb combined with mirabilite on patients with severe acute pancreatitis

Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of traditional Chinese medicine on the treatment of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) with raw rhubarb enema combined with mirabilite abdomen external application. Methods From January 2013 to December 2016, 45 cases of SAP in Intensive Care Unit of the People’s Hospital of Changshu were collected and they were divided into two groups, one group was treated with conventional western medicine treatment and raw rhubarb, mirabilite (23 cases), the other group was only treated with conventional western medicine treatment (22 cases). Then the PICCO related hemodynamics index such as extravascular lung water index (EVLWI) and intra-abdominal pressure (IAP), oxygenation index (PO2/FiO2) before and 5 days after treatment were monitored. Results Raw rhubarb combined with mirabilite and conventional western medicine significantly reduced the EVLWI, SVV, IAP of SAP patients (P 0.05). Conclusions Raw rhubarb combined with mirabilite and conventional Western medicine can improve some clinical indexes and prognosis of SAP patients.