Rhubarb ebony decoction enema combined with Bifico oral administration in patients with liver cirrhosis complicated with hepatic encephalopathy which have changes of Liver and kidney function, blood ammonia and plasma endotoxin level
ObjectiveTo investigate Rhubarb ebony decoction enema combined with Bifico oral administration in patients with liver cirrhosis complicated with hepatic encephalopathy which have changes of Liver and kidney function, blood ammonia and plasma endotoxin level. Methods80 cases of liver cirrhosis complicated with hepatic encephalopathy were selected and divided into observation group and control group randomly, with 40 cases in each group. Two groups of patients were given routine treatment. The control group were treated with Bifico oral administration on the basis of the treatment. The observation group used Rhubarb ebony decoction enema based on the treatment in control group. The clinical efficacy, awakening time, cognitive ability, liver function, NH3, plasma endotoxin level and adverse reaction were compared between the two groups. ResultsAfter 2 weeks of treatment, the total effective rate of treatment in the control group and the observation group was 75% and 95%, respectively. The difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). After treatment, the waking time of the patients was significantly shorter than that of the control group (P<0.01). After 2 weeks of treatment, the MMSE score and HDS-R score of the patients in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P<0.01). The levels of TBIL, ALT, AST and PT were significantly lower than those of the control group (P<0.05). The levels of blood ammonia and plasma endotoxin in the two groups were significantly lower than those before the treatment (P<0.05). The level of blood ammonia and plasma endotoxin in the observation group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P<0.05). There was no obvious adverse reaction in the two groups of patients during the treatment. ConclusionRhubarb ebony decoction enema combined with Bifico oral administration in patients with liver cirrhosis complicated with hepatic encephalopathy have significant clinical efficacy. It can effectively improve the liver function of the patients, reduce the disturbance of consciousness, reduce the level of blood ammonia and plasma endotoxin, and improve the safety of the treatment.