PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Chang Yujen AU - Chen Jiaming AU - Huang Sungyen TI - Prolonged mechanical ventilation patients receiving Acupuncture treatment for improving the respiratory status AID - 10.1183/13993003.congress-2021.PA3773 DP - 2021 Sep 05 TA - European Respiratory Journal PG - PA3773 VI - 58 IP - suppl 65 4099 - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/58/suppl_65/PA3773.short 4100 - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/58/suppl_65/PA3773.full SO - Eur Respir J2021 Sep 05; 58 AB - Background: Ventilators mode choiceful and pulmonary rehabilitation are useful for improving prolonged mechanical ventilation patients respiratory status, however,application of integration of Chinese and Western medicine, especially Acupuncture treatment for these patients are less performance.Aim and objects: We present study aimed to determine the effect of acupuncture on respiratory indices in patients uderwent mechanical ventilation in Respiratory Care Center(RCC) who down transfer from ICU.Methods: This randomized clinical trial was conducted in RCC of Taiwan middle medical center. Eighty patients were recruited and underwent hemodynamic stable, GCS>9 and eligible for more than 21 days mechanical ventilation, The following 8 standardised acupuncture points were selected according to previous research: lung meridian, LU5; large intestine meridian, LI4 ; conception vessel, CV4; stomach meridian, ST36、37、39;liver meridian, LR3;pericardium, PC6; and spleen meridian, SP6, sustain 20 minutes and six-a week for 2 weeks that before and immediately after acupuncture were extracted from the medical recordsResults: The mean age was 60.8 yrs and median number of days on MV before acupuncture initiation was 23.5 days. PI max and PE max were significantly increased immediately after acupuncture (all p < 0.001), whereas RSBI and Csta were significantly decreased (all p < 0.05). 57 patients were successfully weaned(71 %) from MV after acupuncture initiation above weaning rate of RCC in TaiwanConclusion: Acupuncture treatment might have beneficial effects on the respiratory status of RCC patients receiving MV and may help in weaning from prolonged MVFootnotesCite this article as: European Respiratory Journal 2021; 58: Suppl. 65, PA3773.This abstract was presented at the 2021 ERS International Congress, in session “Prediction of exacerbations in patients with COPD”.This is an ERS International Congress abstract. No full-text version is available. Further material to accompany this abstract may be available at www.ers-education.org (ERS member access only).