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ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2021

Effectiveness of Acupuncture on Urinary Retention: A Meta-Analysis.

Chengwen Zheng, Zaoying Li, Haizhen Lu, Yi Zhou

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Review in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chengwen ZhengBasic Medical School of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610000, China.
Zaoying LiClinical Medical School of Chengdu University of Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610000, China.
Haizhen LuBasic Medical School of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610000, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1893-3090
Yi ZhouBasic Medical School of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610000, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1857-6879
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of urinary retention (UR).

methodsRandomized controlled trials investigating the effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of UR were identified by searching seven comprehensive databases (Cochrane Library, PubMed, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Database, China Science and Technology Journal Database, and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database) prior to September 2020. Data analysis was performed using RevMan, version 5.3, and Stata software, version 14.0.

resultsA total of 12 studies with 979 participants were included. A random-effects model was used to conduct a meta-analysis on the acupuncture group and the control group. The results show that acupuncture can effectively promote spontaneous urination and reduce anxiety in patients with poor urination (relative risk: 1.35; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.19-1.53;

conclusionAcupuncture is safe and effective in the treatment of UR. However, since the current level of evidence is limited, high-quality, large-sample, multi-center, clinical randomized controlled trials are needed to further confirm our conclusions in the future.

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