Research Article

[Retracted] A Prospective Study of Using Chaihu Shugan Powder Combined with Zu San Li Acupoint Stimulation to Improve the Prognosis of Liver Stagnation and Qi Stagnation Syndrome in Acute Pancreatitis

Table 1

Clinical Profile of SAP Patients at admission in two groups. TCM: traditional Chinese Medicine; APACHE II: acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II. The data are presented as the mean plus or minus the mean.

CharacteristicsControl (n = 40)Treatment (n = 40)

Age (year, ±s)49.4 ± 17.652.9 ± 18.9
Gender (case, M/F)26/1425/15
Hospital days (day, ±s)7.9 ± 2.69.5 ± 4.3
APACHE II (score, ±s)3.6 ± 2.23.4 ± 2.4
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndromes (num, ±s)4.9 ± 2.85.3 ± 2.9