Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

Effects of Chengqi Decoction on Complications and Prognosis of Patients with Pneumonia-Derived Sepsis: Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 1

Patient characteristics at baseline.


	Total	Chengqi decoction	Control	P

Patients (n)	282	141	141	—
Male (n (%))	162 (100)	75 (46.29)	87 (53.70)	0.223
Age (years)	67.00 (67.00–87.25)	67.00 (48.00–87.00)	67.00 (55.00–90.00)	0.484
BMI (kg/m²)	23.66 (21.25–25.39)	24.22 (22.04–30.48)	23.31 (20.29–25.39)	0.006
APACHE II score	24.30 ± 7.20	25.23 ± 6.33	23.40 ± 8.00	0.222
SOFA score	12.00 (11.00–15.00)	13.00 (11.00–15.00)	12.00 (10.00–14.00)	0.189
HR (bpm)	94.00 (78.00–113.25)	88.00 (60.00–102.00)	97.00 (89.00–115.00)	0.010
SBP (mmHg)	115.00 (105.00–127.50)	115.00 (105.00–126.00)	111.00 (98.00–129.00)	0.803
DBP (mmHg)	49.50 (45.00–62.25)	50.00 (44.00–63.00)	49.00 (45.00–61.00)	0.771
MAP (mmHg)	72.00 (63.00–85.50)	72.00 (62.00–83.00)	72.00 (65.00–88.00)	0.688
CVP (mmHg)	8.95 ± 5.13	8.62 ± 5.52	8.28 ± 4.61	0.204
WBC	12.56 (4.19–23.90)	4.37 (3.72–23.90)	14.19 (7.19–23.90)	0.065
NG%	81.20 (80.10–87.68)	81.20 (79.10–87.30)	81.20 (80.10–89.90)	0.655
CRP (mg/L)	73.00 (45.75–85.00)	73.00 (34.00–89.00)	74.00 (54.00–84.00)	0.303
Procalcitonin (ng/mL)	5.11 (2.50–12.30)	3.12 (1.60–7.30)	8.10 (4.50–23.90)	≤0.001
PH	7.39 (7.30–7.44)	7.38 (7.29–7.43)	7.39 (7.30–7.46)	0.137
PaO₂	102.00 (91.00–126.00)	102.00 (91.00–126.00)	108.00 (90.40–126.00)	0.955
PaCO₂	46.90 (44.00–60.40)	45.80 (41.50–59.10)	46.90 (44.50–61.00)	0.101
PaO₂/FiO₂	232.77 ± 64.61	217.58 ± 63.68	247.95 ± 62.14	0.021
Lactate (mmol/L)	1.95 (1.30–3.30)	1.79 (1.30–2.60)	2.10 (1.30–4.00)	0.246
ScvO₂	64.31 ± 13.81	59.86 ± 13.79	68.69 ± 12.35	0.002
NT-proBNP (pg/mL)	5348.50 (2201.00–12180.00)	2392.00 (1569.00–7810.00)	7899.00 (3883.00–15015.00)	≤0.001
SCr (µmol/L)	184.39 (97.16–280.80)	113.39 (95.34–280.00)	188.00 (154.90–308.00)	0.106
BUN (mmol/L)	13.19 (8.80–16.41)	10.50 (7.58–15.20)	15.61 (12.00–19.66)	≤0.001

SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment; BMI, body mass index; APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; HR, heart rate; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; MAP, mean arterial blood pressure; CVP, central venous pressure; WBC, white blood cell; NG%, neutrophilic granulocyte percentage; CRP, C-reactive protein; PaO₂, arterial partial pressure of oxygen; PaCO₂, arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide; PaO₂/FiO₂, arterial partial pressure of oxygen/inspired oxygen fraction; ScvO₂, central (mixed) venous oxygen saturation; NT-proBNP, N-terminal B-type natriuretic peptide; SCr, serum creatinine.