T/CACM 1382-2022 Active

Scope: This document provides the treatment plan, operating methods and requirements, clinical observation indicators, etc. for acupuncture thread embedding therapy in the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. This document is suitable for clinicians in departments such as traditional Chinese medicine departments, integrated traditional and Western medicine departments, liver disease departments, digestive departments, and acupuncture departments in comprehensive hospitals, as well as primary hospitals. This document is applicable to patients aged 16 to 60 diagnosed with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease for traditional Chinese medicine clinical treatment. This document is not applicable to traditional Chinese medicine clinical treatment of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Main technical content: Foreword II. Introduction III. 1. Scope 2. Normative reference documents 3. Terms and definitions 4. Treatment plan 4.1 Treatment principles 4.2 Recommended acupoint selection 5. Operating methods and requirements 5.1 Selection of needles and threads 5.2 Position selection 5.3 Environment 5.4 Disinfection 5.5 Operating methods 5.6 Treatment course and follow-up 5.7 Precautions 5.8 Contraindications 6. Clinical observation indicators 6.1 Objective indicators 6.2 Traditional Chinese Medicine syndrome score 6.3 Laboratory indicators 6.4 Imaging examination 6.5 Adverse reactions and safety evaluation Appendix A (Informative) TCM Differentiation of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Appendix B (Normative) Operating methods and precautions for commonly used treatment acupoints Appendix C (Normative) Post-treatment response handling methods Appendix D (Informative) Efficacy evaluation standards References 13