中医外治法在ICU内的应用研究进展＊

重症监护室（Intensive Care Unit,ICU）内危重患者由于病情的特殊性,限制了常规中药内服的给药途径,中医外治法以其形式多样、操作方便、效优安全的特点逐渐被应用于ICU内。笔者通过归纳整理不同外治法在ICU内的临床应用,发现中医外治法在ICU谵妄、脓毒症、ICU获得性虚弱、院内获得性感染、呼吸衰竭、急性肾损伤、胃肠功能障碍等多种ICU病种中发挥作用,具有良好的应用前景。现综述如下,为临床工作者提供参考方案。

Research Progress of External Treatment of Traditional Chinese Medicine in ICU

The particularity of critically ill patients in ICU limits the traditional way of oral administration of traditional Chinese medicine. External treatment of traditional Chinese medicine is gradually applied in ICU because of its various forms, convenient operation, excellent effect and safety. By summarizing the clinical application of different external treatment methods in ICU, the author found that the external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine has a good application prospect in ICU delirium, sepsis, ICU acquired weakness, hospital acquired infection, respiratory failure, acute kidney injury, gastrointestinal dysfunction and other ICU diseases. This review was as follows to provide a reference program for clinical workers.