sepsis
Conditions
Sponsors
Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. aged between 18 and 70 years; 2. patients consistent with the diagnosis of sepsis and exogenous fever; 3. axillary temperature between 38.0 and 40.0 degrees C; 4. hyperthermia within 2 days; 5. sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) <= 3 points; 6. patients sign the informed consent form voluntarily.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. pregnant and lactating women; 2. patients with central nervous fever; 3. patients with diabetes, malignancy or mental illness; 4. patients with coagulopathy; 5. patients with scar constitution and positive skin scratch test; 6. patients with A and B acute infectious diseases; 7. patients who have used other antipyretic drugs; 8. those with skin rashes, breakages, blisters, or ulcers on the surface of the Guasha area; 9. fever with convulsions, seizures, and closure.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| body temperature (axillary temperature); | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Interleukin 6 (IL-6);procalcitonin (PCT);tumor necrosis factor–a (TNF-a);C-reactive protein (CPR);white blood cell (WBC); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactJingxia Zheng
Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed