Two hundred and fifty-eight cases of hemoptysis treated by injection of vitamin K3 into Chize point
Zhang, L.; Li, Y.
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 24(3): 177-179
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0255-2922 PMID: 15510792 Document Number: 566900
Injection of vitamin K3 into Chize (LU 5) was used from 1980 to 1992 in 258 inpatients suffering from diseases of the respiratory system accompanied with hemoptysis. As a result, the effective rate was 83% for mild hemoptysis and 72.1% for moderate hemoptysis in the treatment group, as compared to 48.5% and 45.2% respectively in control group A, and to 83.8% and 75% in control group B. There was a significant difference between the treatment group and control group A (P < 0.01). However, the effective rate was only 31.8% for severe hemoptysis in the treatment group, as compared to 81.3% in control group B with a significant difference. It is therefor concluded that injection of vitamin K3 into Chize is a good therapy for mild or moderate hemoptysis but not for severe cases.