Abstract:Objective To compare the clinical efficacy of normal dose ambroxol hydrochloride combined with expectorator and large dose ambroxol hydrochloride combined with bronchoscopy in the treatment of senile severe pneumonia.Methods PubMed, the Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CNKI, Wanfang database, Weipu database and China Biomedical Literature Service System were used to search the relevant articles. The articles were retrieved from the database until May 2019. Two authors screened the documents and extracted the data according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria team. Meta-analysis was carried out using RevMan 5.3 software.Results 27 articles were finally included in the analysis after literature screening. Meta-analysis showed that high-dose ambroxol hydrochloride combined with bronchoscopy could significantly reduce ICU hospitalization time (MD = 1.84, 95%CI: -2.21~-1.48), ventilator use time (MD = 3.93, 95%CI: -4.17~-3.69), mortality (O = 0.42, 95%CI: 0.33~0.53), APACHE Ⅱ score (MD = -0.67, 95%CI: -1.05~-0.29), incidence of multiple organ failure (MOF) (O = 0.41, 95%CI: 0.32~0.53), C-reactive protein (CRP) concentration (MD =-10.35, 95%CI: -11.29~-9.41), blood procalcitonin (PCT) concentration (MD = -0.37, 95%CI: -0.40~-0.33), while improve the arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2) (MD = 4.85, 95%CI: 3.83~5.86), percutaneous arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2) (MD = 6.47, 95%CI: 5.65~7.29), oxygenation index (OI) (PaO2/FiO2) (MD = 31.88, 95%CI: 29.21~34.54).Conclusion Compared with conventional treatment methods, high dose ambroxol hydrochloride combined with bronchoscopy is safe and feasible for the treatment of severe pneumonia in the elderly. The new method has certain advantages in the measured indicators, and it is expected to become a preferred choice for the treatment of severe pneumonia in the elderly.