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Efficacy of acupuncture for stroke-associated pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Kaihan Su, Xiaoyu Wang, ShiYin Zhang, Jiantong Wu, Yuqi Chen, Lianjun Yin, Haunan Li, Jingui Wang

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Synthesis in Frontiers in medicine, 2025. 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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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Kaihan Su *Department of Tuina, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Xiaoyu Wang *Department of Tuina, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
ShiYin ZhangDepartment of Tuina, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Jiantong WuDepartment of Tuina, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Yuqi ChenDepartment of Acupuncture and Tuina Rehabilitation, Kunshan Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunshan, China.
Lianjun YinDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Haunan LiDepartment of Tuina, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Jingui WangDepartment of Tuina, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: This study aims to systematically evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture on stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP). Methods: English and Chinese databases were searched from their inception until 15 March 2024 to collect randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The risk of bias was assessed using Cochrane collaboration tools. RevMan 5.4.0 software was used to analyze the included studies, and the Grades of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) assessment was used to evaluate the quality of the study outcomes. Results: 16 studies involving 1,125 patients were included in this meta-analysis. Compared with the control group, the results showed that acupuncture significantly improved the effective rate [RR = 1.20, 95% CI (1.13, 1.27), Conclusion: This study found that acupuncture has a positive effect in treating SAP. However, owing to the low-quality evidence, more rigorous studies are needed in the coming years to confirm these findings. Systematic review registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42023462846, identifier CRD42023462846.

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acupuncturemeta-analysisSAPstroke-associated pneumoniasystematic review

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PMID40098935
PMCPMC11911211

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