Cohort Study on the Treatment of Severe Pneumonia with Traditional Chinese Medicine

Taking the use of traditional Chinese medicine syndrome differentiation treatment as the exposure factor, the continuous use of traditional Chinese medicine for 3-5 days was defined as mild exposure, continuous use of traditional Chinese medicine for 6-10 days as moderate exposure, and continuous use of traditional Chinese medicine for more than 10 days as severe exposure. The exposed group used TCM syndrome differentiation therapy combined with conventional western medicine treatment (integrative medicine treatment cohort), and the non exposed group used conventional western medicine treatment without standardized TCM syndrome differentiation treatment (Western medicine treatment cohort). The treatment plan was formulated by the clinician, and the researcher did not intervene.

Taking the use of traditional Chinese medicine syndrome differentiation treatment as the exposure factor, the continuous use of traditional Chinese medicine for 3-5 days was defined as mild exposure, continuous use of traditional Chinese medicine for 6-10 days as moderate exposure, and continuous use of traditional Chinese medicine for more than 10 days as severe exposure. The exposed group used TCM syndrome differentiation therapy combined with conventional western medicine treatment (integrative medicine treatment cohort), and the non exposed group used conventional western medicine treatment without standardized TCM syndrome differentiation treatment (Western medicine treatment cohort). The treatment plan was formulated by the clinician, and the researcher did not intervene.