[Observation on 104 senile chronic renal insufficiency patients treated with integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine].

A clinical study on 104 cases of senile chronic renal insufficiency (SCRI) was conducted. In order to analyze the clinical features of SCRI and the efficacy of integrated TCM-WM treatment, all cases were treated by this combined therapy, except for the treatment of primary diseases and removing the aggravating factors. It was concluded that the effective rate reached 57% it had no significant difference with 61% of non-senile group, P > 0.05. The senile patients featured Kidney Yang Deficiency in TCM Syndrome Differentiation. It could guide the clinical treatment and thus the senile patient's Yang should be strengthened at usual time. When Kidney Qi was insufficient and frequent nocturia appeared, sufficient water supply as well as Warming Kidney Yang drugs should be given and that Yang Qi should be protected all the time. Also diuretics and purgatives should not be misused which might damage Yin and Yang.