A prospective cohort study on the influence of high doses of herbs for clearing heat and resolving stasis on survival rates in patients with hepatitis B-related acute-on-chronic liver failure

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 176-185

  Hu, Xiao Yu ^a   Zhang, Yang ^b   Chen, Guo ^a   Zhong, Sen ^a   Fan, Xin Jian ^b  

^a University of Traditional Chinese Medicine   (China)

^b CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese herbal; Clearing heat and resolving stasis; Cohort studies; Complications; Drugs; Liver failure; Prospective studies; Survival rate; Syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PROTHROMBIN; QINGRE HUAYU; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ACUTE ON CHRONIC LIVER FAILURE; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BLOOD CLOTTING; CHINESE HERB; CHINESE MEDICINE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; FOLLOW UP; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INFECTION; LIVER FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; END STAGE LIVER DISEASE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863119766     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20120208     Document Type: Article

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