Electroacupuncture Improves Intestinal Dysfunction in Septic Patients: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Table 1

TCM quantitative score of intestinal dysfunction.

Item	Score
	0	1	2	3
Abdominal distension	None	Mild abdominal distension	Moderate abdominal distension with tolerance	Severe abdominal distension without tolerance
Diarrhea(times/day)	None	3-4	5-10	>10
Bowel sounds	Normal	Hyperactive or weakened	Significantly weakened or decrease	All disappeared
Weight loss	None	<10%	>10% and <20%	>20%
Defecation	Self -defecation in 24 hours	No self-defecation in 24 hours	No self-defecation in 24 hours after oral/nasogastric feeding of cathartic	No self-defecation in 48 hours after oral/nasogastric feeding of cathartic or 24hours after enema
Fever (body temperature)	None	37.1-37.9°C	38.0-38.5°C	⩾38.6°C
Cyanosis	None	Mild cyanosis	Obviously cyanosis	cyanotic lips and nails