Effect of Bloodletting at Shaoshang and Shangyang Acupuncture Points on Outcome and Prognosis of Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Elderly

Table 2

Comparison of effective index.

Variables	Time point	Treatment group ()	Control group ()
Hr (bpm)	Day 0			1.149	0.255
	Day 3			-2.635	0.011
	Day 5	@	@	-3.638	0.01#
RR (bpm)	Day 0			-0.874	0.386
	Day 3			-1.829	0.072
	Day 5	@	@	-2.76	0.008#
PO2 (mmHg)	Day 0			-2.564	0.013
	Day 3			0.928	0.357
	Day 5	@		0.845	0.401
N%	Day 0			1.961	0.54
	Day 1			1.335	0.187
	Day 3			-1.418	0.161
	Day 5	@		-1.959	0.055
CRP (mg/L)	Day 0			1.868	0.240
	Day 1			0.768	0.446
	Day 3			-3.97	0.693
	Day 5	@		-1.3	0.189
T (°C)	Day 0			-0.21	0.835
	Day 1			0.136	0.892
	Day 3			-0.992	0.325
	Day 5	@	@	-3.08	0.03#
WBC (10^12/L)	Day 0			0.17	0.866
	Day 1			-1.09	0.281
	Day 3			-2.3	0.026
	Day 5	@		-1.8	0.084

@, compared to before treatment. #, compared to the control group after treatment.