摘要：Objective To explore the effects of acupuncture on nutritional status in patients in a persistent vegetative *** A prospective randomized controlled trial was designed.A total of 66 patients in a persistent vegetative state were randomized into a control group and an observation group,with 33 cases in each *** control group was given conventional treatment plus enteral nutrition *** observation group was treated with additional Tiao Shen Jian Pi acupuncture therapy(acupuncture for spirit-regulating and spleen-invigorating)based on the same interventions in the control *** groups were treated for 8 *** levels of total protein(TP),prealbumin(PA),albumin(Alb),and hemoglobin(Hb)were measured before and after *** upper arm circumference and skinfold thickness of triceps brachii were *** the intestinal flora and fecal short-chain fatty acids contents were *** After treatment,the levels of TP,PA,Alb,and Hb in the control group were decreased(P0.05),and the levels were all higher than those in the control group(P<0.05).The upper arm circumference and skinfold thickness of triceps brachii in both groups decreased(P<0.05),and the values of these two items in the observation group were higher than those in the control group(P<0.05).In the control group,the contents of Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus in feces decreased(P<0.05),and the content of Enterococcus increased(P<0.05).In the observation group,the contents of Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus in feces increased(P<0.05),and the content of Enterococcus decreased(P<0.05).The differences between the two groups were statistically significant(P<0.05).In the control group,the total content of fecal short-chain fatty acids and the contents of acetic acid and butyric acid in feces decreased(P<0.05).In the observation grou