Figure 1.

Kaplan-Meier survival curves of all groups. Sham-control group received sham operation and distilled water; the remaining groups received cecum ligation and puncture (CLP). All CLP rats received Bai-Hu-Tang (BHT), except for those in the sepsis-control group, which received distilled water. CLP + BHT-L₆: low dose of BHT (0.45 g/kg) administered 6 hrs postoperatively. CLP + BHT-H₆: high dose of BHT (0.9 g/kg) administered 6 hrs postoperatively. CLP + BHT-L₁₂: low dose BHT (0.45 g/kg) administered 12 hrs postoperatively. CLP + BHT-H₁₂: high-dose of BHT (0.9 g/kg) administered 12 hrs postoperatively. All rats were monitored for three days postoperatively for survival study. Notice that the survival was highest in the CLP + BHT-H₆ group. ^b P < 0.05, compared to sepsis-control group.