Research Article

[Retracted] Clinical Study on Prevention of Irinotecan-Induced Delayed-Onset Diarrhea by Hot Ironing with Moxa Salt Packet on Tianshu and Shangjuxu

Table 1

IIDD grading criteria.

IIDD grading criteriaGrade

Increase in stool frequency <4 times/d, mild increase in volume of excrementGrade 1
Increase in the number of stools 4–6 times/d, moderate increase in the volume of excrement, without affecting daily lifeGrade 2
Increase in stool frequency ≥7 times/d, incontinence, need for 24 h intravenous rehydration, hospitalization, heavy increase in excretion, affects daily lifeGrade 3
Life-threatening (e.g., haemodynamic failure)Grade 4
DeathGrade 5