ArticleNan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University2023
[Traditional Chinese medicine may reduce the risk of readmission in patients with rheumatoid arthritis complicated with elevated platelet count: a matched cohort study].
Article in Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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- Correlation Analysis of Coagulation and Platelet Parameters with Clinical Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients and the Interventional Effect of Jianpi Huashi Tongluo Formula - Xinfeng Capsule: A Post Hoc Analysis Based on an Randomized Controlled Trial.Drug design, development and therapy · 2025Trial
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the association of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatment with the risk of readmission in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) complicated with elevated platelet count.
methodsWe retrospectively collected the data of inpatients diagnosed with RA in our hospital from 2013 to 2021. The patients with elevated platelet count receiving TCM treatment were matched to those without TCM treatment using propensity score matching at the 1∶1 ratio, and the confounding factors were adjusted including gender, age, Chinese patent medicine, and external application. A Cox proportional hazard model was used to evaluate the hazard ratio (HR) of the risk of readmission, and a Kaplan-Meier curve was generated to assess the incidence of readmission in these patients.
resultsA total of 1176 RA patients with elevated platelet count were included in this study, including 842 patients in the TCM group and 334 patients in the non-TCM group, and after 1∶1 propensity score matching, 334 patients were included in each group. The Cox proportional hazards model showed that the readmission rate was significantly lower in TCM group than in non-TCM group (HR=0.59, 95%
conclusionIn RA patients with elevated platelet count, the use of TCM, as a protective factor against readmission, is strongly associated with a lowered risk of readmission with a long-term association.
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