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SynthesisComputational and mathematical methods in medicine2022

Clinical Efficacy of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine in the Treatment of Eczema: A Meta-Analysis.

Xingxing Wang, Jian Meng, Qing Wu, Jingjing Feng, Huiling Jing

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Synthesis in Computational and mathematical methods in medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xingxing WangDepartment of Dermatology, Xi'an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, China.
Jian MengDepartment of Second Surgery, Gushi County Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xinyang, Henan 465200, China.
Qing WuDepartment of Dermatology, Xi'an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, China.
Jingjing FengDepartment of Dermatology, Xi'an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, China.
Huiling JingDepartment of Dermatology, Xi'an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3362-658X
Shaanxi Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Both traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Western medicine are widely applied in the treatment of eczema, but there are few reports on integrated TCM and Western medicine for eczema. Objective: This meta-analysis carried out the evaluation on the efficacy of integrated TCM and Western medicine in the treatment of eczema. Methods: PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, CNKI, and Wanfang databases were searched for all possible randomized controlled trials from 2000 to 2021. A meta-analysis of the included studies was also performed using Stata16 software. Results: A total of 16 studies including 1946 patients were included. Compared with the control group, the pooled results of the 16 studies showed that effective rate in the treatment group was higher (OR = 4.50, 95% CI: 3.16-6.40, Conclusion: In comparison with Western medicine alone, integrated TCM and Western medicine are a more effective treatment for eczema, which can not only significantly improve the effective rate and cure rate but also reduce the lesion area and degree of pruritus.

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Drugs, Chinese HerbalEczemaChinaHumansMedicine, Chinese TraditionalPruritusTreatment OutcomeDrugs, Chinese Herbal

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