Qixue Shuangbu decoction and acupuncture combined with Western medicine in acute severe stroke patients

Table 1 Comparison of scores between and within groups (mean ± SD)

Indicators	Time	Control group (n = 34)	Observation group (n = 34)	t value	P value
APACHE II score (points)	Before treatment	17.58 ± 3.21	17.62 ± 3.08	0.052	0.958
	After treatment	13.25 ± 2.14a	10.11 ± 1.83a	6.502	0.000
MODS score (points)	Before treatment	14.55 ± 2.53	14.48 ± 2.61	0.112	0.911
	After treatment	9.89 ± 1.67a	8.21 ± 1.43a	4.456	0.000
NIHSS score (points)	Before treatment	19.97 ± 2.07	20.01 ± 2.13	0.079	0.938
	After treatment	10.74 ± 1.74a	8.56 ± 1.55a	5.455	0.000
TCM syndrome points (points)	Before treatment	24.12 ± 2.58	23.97 ± 2.61	0.238	0.812
	After treatment	11.41 ± 1.25a	7.85 ± 1.06a	12.666	0.000

^aP < 0.05 vs before treatment.

APACHE II: Acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II; MODS: Organ dysfunction syndrome; NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; TCM: Traditional Chinese medicine.