SynthesisInternational wound journal2013
Traditional Chinese medicine for pressure ulcer: a meta-analysis.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of Chinese herbal topical medicine, acupuncture, and moxibustion on pressure ulcer wound healing: A meta-analysis.International wound journal · 2022Pooled it
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- Massage therapy for preventing pressure ulcers.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
- Moist exposed burn ointment for treating pressure ulcers: A multicenter randomized controlled trial.Medicine · 2017Trial
- Therapeutic Effect of External Application of Ligustrazine Combined with Holistic Nursing on Pressure Sores.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2016Trial
- Moxibustion for the treatment of pressure ulcers: study protocol for a pilot, multicentre, randomised controlled trial.BMJ open · 2014Trial
- Baclofen for stroke patients with persistent hiccups: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.Trials · 2014Trial
- Electroacupuncture for pressure ulcer: a study protocol for a randomized controlled pilot trial.Trials · 2014Trial
- A Study on the Anti-Inflammatory and Antibacterial Effects of Huanglian Jiedu Decoction in the Treatment of Pressure Injuries.Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening · 2026Article
- RETRACTED: A meta-analysis of clinical studies of moxibustion for pressure ulcer healing.International wound journal · 2024Article
- Recent technological advances in the management of chronic wounds: A literature review.Health science reports · 2022Review
- β-acetoxyisovaleryl alkannin (AAN-II) from Alkanna tinctoria promotes the healing of pressure-induced venous ulcers in a rabbit model through the activation of TGF-β/Smad3 signaling.Cellular & molecular biology letters · 2021Article
- EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVENESS IN A NOVEL WOUND HEALING OINTMENT-CROCODILE OIL BURN OINTMENT.African journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines : AJTCAM · 2017Article
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- A traditional Chinese herbal formula improves pressure ulcers in paraplegic patients: A randomized, parallel-group, retrospective trial.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2013Article
- Ischial Pressure Ulcer Reconstruction: A Critical Review of the Paradigm Shift From Wound Coverage to Functional Restoration.Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair SocietyReview
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Abstract
To assess the effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) [Chinese herbal medicine ointment (CHMO), acupuncture and moxibustion] on pressure ulcer. In this study, we searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CENTER, CBM, CNKI, WAN FANG and VIP for articles published from database inception up to 4 April 2011. We included randomised controlled trials (RCTs), which compared the effects of TCM with other interventions. We assessed the methodological quality of these trials using Cochrane risk of bias criteria. Ten of 565 potentially relevant trails that enrolled a total of 893 patients met our inclusion criteria. All the included RCTs only used CHMO intervention, because acupuncture and moxibustion trials failed to meet the inclusive criteria. A meta-analysis showed beneficial effects of CHMO for pressure ulcer compared with other treatments on the total effective rate [risk ratio (RR): 1·28; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1·20-1·36; P = 0·53; I(2) = 0%), curative ratio (RR: 2·02; 95% CI: 1·73-2·35; P = 0·11; I(2) = 37%) and inefficiency rate (RR: 0·16; 95% CI: 0·02-0·80; P = 0·84; I(2) = 0%). However, the funnel plot indicated that there was publication bias in this study. The evidence that CHMO is effective for pressure ulcer is encouraging, but due to several caveats, not conclusive. Therefore, more rigorous studies seem warranted.
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