Abstracts
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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 15, 1998; 4(Suppl2): 59-59
Published online Oct 15, 1998. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v4.iSuppl2.59
Short-term effects of the triple-therapy combined with ion therapy of Chinese herbal medicine on 50 cases of peptic ulcer
Dong Xie, Jie Cao, Feng-Yi Yuan, Yu-Ying Zhang, Ju Jin, Qin Huang, Wei-Fang Lu
Dong Xie, Jie Cao, Feng-Yi Yuan, Yu-Ying Zhang, Ju Jin, Qin Huang, Wei-Fang Lu, the 44th Hospital of People’s Liberation Army, Guiyang 550009, Guizhou Province, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Dong Xie, the 44th Hospital of People’s Liberation Army, Guiyang 550009, Guizhou Province, China
Received: June 14, 1998
Revised: August 9, 1998
Accepted: September 11, 1998
Published online: October 15, 1998
Abstract

AIM: To improve the therapeutic effects of combined Chinese and western medicine in patients with peptic ulcer (PU).

METHODS: Ninty cases of patients with PU were divided into two groups. Fifty cases in group A were treated with triple therapy [Omeprazole 20 mg qd, Amoxicillin 1.0 g tid, Colloidal Bismuth Subcitrate (CBS) 110 mg tid] for 28 d and the ion therapy of Chinese herbal medicines for 10-20 d; 40 cases in group B only with the triple-therapy as control.

RESULTS: By the 4th week the short-term effective rate (90% in group A versus 85.0% in B), or the ulcer healing rate (80.0% in group A versus 72.5% in B) showed no significant difference between group A and B (P > 0. 05)，but patients in group A recovered more quickly than in B (average 8.7 d versus 13.9 d, P < 0.01).

CONCLUSION: This therapy can release the symptoms of PU more quickly, and shorten the period of hospital stay.

Keywords: Peptic ulcer/drug therapy, Amoxicillin/administration and dosage, Omeprazole/administration and dosage, Bismuth potassium citrate/administration and dosage