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    The lung and large intestine form a relationship of the exterior and interior theory and multiple organs dysfunction syndrome

    Li Zhi-jun, Li Yin-ping, Wang Jin-da

    The first central hospital of Tianjin, Tianjin 300192, China

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    Relationship of adrenocortical function and different traditional Chinese medicine syndromes types in elderly patients with severe sepsis

    WU Hai-yun, WEI Cheng-yun, ZHU Guang-qing, XU Qiang, ZHU Shu, WANG Shi-wen

    Institute of Geriatric Cardiology, General Hospital of PLA, Beijing 100853, China Objective： To explore the relationship between traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndromes types and adrenocortical function in elderly patients with severe sepsis, and whether TCM syndrome differentiation can provide clinical clues in identifying relative adrenal insufficiency in severe sepsis patients. Methods： Sixty-one elderly patients with severe sepsis were divided into four groups according to their TCM syndrome differ classification: severe invasion of toxic heat type (type SITH,热毒内陷型，n=21)，Qi stagnation and blood stasis type (type QSBS, 气滞血瘀型 ......