Analysis of Clinical Features, Course of Disease and Hospitalization Days of COVID-19 Patient Sreceiving TCM Treatment/ 中医药治疗新型冠状病毒肺炎患者的临床特征、病程和住院天数分析

Objective To analyze the clinical features and diagnosis and treatment of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), explore potential factors influencing the course of disease and hospitalization days, and provide reference for traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatment of COVID-19 Methods Ninety -three included patients with COVID - 19 were those admitted to Ward 5 and Ward 7 of Leishenshan Hospital of Wuhan city from February to March 2020 Their demographic features, medial data at the onset of COVID-19, and laboratory test were collected through questionnaire survey, and statistical analysis was carried out by SAS9 2 software Results The average age of 93 COVID - 19 patients was 60 56 years old with the standard deviation of 12 32 Male patients accounted for 40 86% The majority of the patients were common type （86 02%), and 42 34% of the patients were accompanied by chronic diseases The main symptoms of COVID-19 patients at admission included fatigue (83 87%), nervousness (82 80%), depression (70 97%), dry cough (68 82%) and sleep disorder (66 67%) All patients received TCM treatment, with 44 09% also receiving western medicine treatment, 41 94% receiving acupuncture treatment and 12 90% receiving auricular point application treatment More than 90% of the patients had no symptoms of fever, abdominal distension and anorexia when they were discharged from hospital The average course of disease was 44 74 days with the standard deviation of 14 70, and the average hospitalization duration was 18 99 days with the standard deviation of 9 97 The course of disease of patients receiving acupuncture treatment was significantly shorter I than that of patients not receiving acupuncture treatment (P<0 05), and the hospitalization days of patients receiving acupuncture treatment were also shorter than that of patients not receiving acupuncture treatment Conclusion Most COVID-19 cases included have no complications, and TCM intervention rate in treating COVID-19is high Acupuncture, as a representative of TCM treatment, can alleviate the symptoms of patients, shorten the course of disease and hospitalization days