| Summary: | 碩士 === 中國醫藥大學 === 中西醫結合研究所碩士班 === 100 === Purpose: The study is to evaluate the role of Meridian energy analysis device (MEAD) in the patients with acute pyelonephritis (APN) before and after antibiotics intervention to become the basis of integrated medicine
Materials and Methods: This is a prospective cohort study. We enrolled 20 female with age from 23 to 64 year-old (mean age 35.1±10.6 year-old) who was admitted for antibiotics treatment for APN. We followed up four times of MEAD measurement, including the times of fever, fever subsided, before discharge, outpatient department follow-up. At the same time, we also enrolled 63 healthy female with age from 19 to 61 year-old(mean age 42.3±13 year-old) as control group.
Results: The mean energy level of case group was lower than control group with 39.5±10.6(µA) versus 54.3±17.8(µA) (P=0.001).There were no difference between upper/lower ratio、left/right ratio、Yin/Yang ratio、Maximum /Minimum ratio (autonomic balance indicator)。 In the follow-up of case group, elevated meridian energy were noted after fever subsided except kidney and urinary bladder meridian in the APN sites.
Conclusions: The result of the study revealed MEAD measurement of cases of APN corresponded to the theory of urinary tract infection in traditional Chinese medicine. It also implied the important role of MEAD in the territory of integrated medicine.
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