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Utilization Pattern of Traditional Chinese Medicine among Fracture Patients: A Taiwan Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Joint Authors
Huang, Hsin-Chia
Tseng, Chu-Yao
Huang, Ching-Wen
Tseng, Wei-Chen
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-09-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) divides fracture treatment into three stages.
Many TCM herbs and formulas have been used to treat fractures for thousands of years.
However, research regarding the Chinese herbal products (CHPs) that should be used at different periods of treatment is still lacking.
This study aims to identify the CHPs that should be used at different periods of treatment as well as confirm the TCM theory of fracture periods medicine.
We used prescriptions of TCM outpatients with fracture diagnoses analyzed using the Chang Gung Research Database (CGRD) from 2000 to 2015.
According to the number of days between the date of the fracture and the clinic visit date, all patients were assigned to one of three groups.
Patients with a date gap of 0-13 days were assigned to the early period group; those with a date gap of 14-82 days were assigned to the middle period group; and those with a date gap of 83-182 days were assigned to the late period group.
We observed the average number of herbal formulas prescribed by the TCM doctor at each visit was 2.78, and the average number of single herbs prescribed was 6.47.
The top three prescriptions in the early fracture period were Zheng-gu-zi-jin-dang, Shu-jing-huo-xue-tang, and Wu-ling-san.
In the middle fracture period, the top three formulas were Zheng-gu-zi-jin-dang, Shu-jing-huo-xue-tang, and Zhi-bai-di-huang-wan.
In the late fracture period, the top three formulas were Shu-jing-huo-xue-tang, Gui-lu-er-xian-jiao, and Du-huo-ji-sheng-tang.
The main single herbs used in the early fracture period were Yan-hu-suo, Gu-sui-bu, and Dan-shen.
From the middle to the late period, the most prescribed single herbs were Xu-duan, Gu-sui-bu, and Yan-hu-suo.
We concluded that the results showed that the CGRD utilization pattern roughly meets the TCM theory at different fracture periods.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tseng, Chu-Yao& Huang, Ching-Wen& Huang, Hsin-Chia& Tseng, Wei-Chen. 2018. Utilization Pattern of Traditional Chinese Medicine among Fracture Patients: A Taiwan Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154449
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tseng, Chu-Yao…[et al.]. Utilization Pattern of Traditional Chinese Medicine among Fracture Patients: A Taiwan Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154449
American Medical Association (AMA)
Tseng, Chu-Yao& Huang, Ching-Wen& Huang, Hsin-Chia& Tseng, Wei-Chen. Utilization Pattern of Traditional Chinese Medicine among Fracture Patients: A Taiwan Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154449
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1154449