Combined Use of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Chronic Pelvic Inflammatory Diseases: A Meta-analysis
10.3870/j.issn.1672-0741.2010.01.032
- VernacularTitle:中西医结合治疗慢性盆腔炎临床疗效的Meta分析
- Author:
Minghui FAN
;
Fengli ZHANG
;
Ye REN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
chronic pelvic inflammatory disease;
integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine;
Meta-analysis
- From:
Acta Medicinae Universitatis Scientiae et Technologiae Huazhong
2010;39(1):127-129
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of combined use of traditional Chinese and Western medicine for chronic pelvic inflammatory diseases.Methods By searching in the major databases of CNKI,ISI Web of Knowledge,VIP Information and Pubmed,we collected data of randomized controlled trials pertaining to combined use of traditional Chinese and Western medicine in the treatment of chronic pelvic inflammatory diseases.Results Twenty-five randomized controlled trials involving totally 3081 patients were collected according to the inclusion criteria,and meta-analysis of the data indicated that combined use of traditional Chinese and Western medicine can be of great value in the management of chronic pelvic inflammatory diseases in comparison with exclusive use of Western medicine [combined odds ratio(OR)was 3.20 with 95% confidence interval(CI)(2.74,3.73),Z=14.85,P＜0.01].Conclusion The clinical evidence derived from the analysis suggests that the combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine for chronic pelvic inflammatory diseases can be effective with good security.
