Clinical Observation Of Yinchen Huanghua Liquid Retention Enema To Treat Neonatal Infectious Jaundice (damp Heat Stagnation Syndrome)

Purpose:To provide a safe and effective external treatment to neonatal jau ndice(fetal jaundice with syndrome of stagnation and steaming of damp-heat) using traditional Chinese medicine(Artemisia capillaris), via comparing the resu lts with a control group and observing clinical efficacy and side effects of the proposed treatment.Method: Divided the affected children who met the inclusion criteria into a treatment group and a control group, with 30 of them in each group. The tr eatment group received the treatment using Artemisia capillaris as well as seve ral basic therapies [Blu-ray treatment, Amoxicillin Sodium/Sulbactam Sodium fo r Injection]; the control group only received the basic therapies [Blu-ray treatm ent, Amoxicillin Sodium/Sulbactam Sodium for Injection]. The treatment was 6days in duration and the following indicators were observed and collected for statistical analysis: the changes in the victims' main and secondary symptoms before and after the treatment, the amount of decrease in serum bilirubin, the elapsed time for TCB to drop to171umol/L and the time it took for meconium to drain.Results: 1. In the control group, 8 patients were cured, 18 were improved in condition and 4 cases turned out to be ineffective. In the treatment group, 19 patients were cured and 11 were improved in condition, meaning all cases were effective. The comparison of the treatment efficacy between the two grou ps was statistically significant(P <0.05); the treatment group was better than t he control group.2. After the treatment, the level of serum bilirubin dropped for both group s, with more evident decrease in the treatment group.3. The treatment group took less time for TCB to decrease to 171umol/L than the control group. The time difference between the two groups was statist ically significant(P <0.05).4. The treatment group took less time for meconium to drain than the con trol group. The time difference between the two groups was statistically significant(P <0.05).5. After the treatment, the symptom score for both groups decreased comp ared to before, with that of the treatment group decreasing more significantly.Conclusion: Treating neonatal jaundice(fetal jaundice with syndrome of st agnation and steaming of damp-heat) with Artemisia capillaris enabled faster re covery and better efficacy; it improved the affected children's conditions better than the control group with no significant side effect.