Acupuncture for the Treatment of Liver Cirrhosis: A Meta-analysis
Joint Authors
Qi, Lu
Li, Shuang
Xu, Jun
Xu, Jie
Lou, Wangzouyang
Cheng, Liangbin
Zhang, Chizhi
Source
Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-11-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Acupuncture is widely used in the clinical treatment of liver cirrhosis (LC) in China.
However, the efficacy of acupuncture on LC has not been fully confirmed by systematic analysis.
This current meta-analysis evaluated the impact effect of acupuncture on patients with LC.
We conducted a systematic literature search of the China National Knowledge Infrastructure, the Chinese Biomedical Database (SinoMed), VIP medicine information system, Wanfang Data, PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Embase.
Further, we used Review Manager 5.3 software for the analysis of the data and Stata 14.0 software for the Egger test to assess publication bias.
Fifteen studies involving 1066 patients were included in the meta-analysis.
The primary outcome was the efficacy rate of acupuncture therapy.
The secondary outcomes were impact on acupuncture on liver function grading assessment and lab tests related to liver functions.
The result suggested that acupuncture is an effective treatment option for patients with LC as a complementary therapy.
However, the recommendation is weak due to some limitations of the included studies.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Qi, Lu& Li, Shuang& Xu, Jun& Xu, Jie& Lou, Wangzouyang& Cheng, Liangbin…[et al.]. 2020. Acupuncture for the Treatment of Liver Cirrhosis: A Meta-analysis. Gastroenterology Research and Practice،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1166790
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Qi, Lu…[et al.]. Acupuncture for the Treatment of Liver Cirrhosis: A Meta-analysis. Gastroenterology Research and Practice No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1166790
American Medical Association (AMA)
Qi, Lu& Li, Shuang& Xu, Jun& Xu, Jie& Lou, Wangzouyang& Cheng, Liangbin…[et al.]. Acupuncture for the Treatment of Liver Cirrhosis: A Meta-analysis. Gastroenterology Research and Practice. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1166790
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1166790