Articles: disease.
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Meta Analysis
Reduning injection combined with western medicine for pneumonia: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.
Pneumonia is a common respiratory disease. In severe cases, it can induce cardiovascular disease and even life-threatening. In particular, pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that broke out at the end of 2019 has seriously affected the health of people in all countries. In recent years, it has been treated with the combination of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) (such as Reduning injection) and Western medicine, and its mortality has decreased significantly. But their efficacy has not been scientifically and systematically assessed. Accordingly, it is essential to provide a systematized review program to estimate the efficacy and safety of Reduning injection combined with Western medicine to treat pneumonia. ⋯ DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/VS75Y.
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Meta Analysis
The efficacy of gefitinib supplementation for breast cancer: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies.
The efficacy of gefitinib supplementation for breast cancer remains controversial. We conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to explore the influence of gefitinib supplementation vs placebo on the efficacy of breast cancer. ⋯ Gefitinib supplementation may provide no positive effect on complete response, progressive disease, partial response or stable disease for breast cancer patients, but with the increase in adverse events.
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Low back pain is a common clinical chronic disease with symptoms of back soreness, numbness, and pain. The incidence of low back pain is high, and gradually increases with age. It is mainly middle-aged and has a high recurrence rate. It is considered to be one of the common diseases with the highest disability rate. The aim of this systematic review is to assess the effectiveness and safety of moxibustion therapy for low back pain. ⋯ The conclusions of our study will provide an evidence to judge whether moxibustion is an effective and safe intervention for patients with low back pain.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Implementation of a clinical nursing pathway for percutaneous coronary intervention: A randomized controlled trial protocol.
Acute myocardial infarction is a very common disease in the emergency room. Emergency percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the first choice to open infarct-related artery in time to regain the active blood flow of myocardial tissue. Clinical nursing pathway (CNP), namely clinical project, is an original nursing mode with good quality, outstanding efficiency, and low treatment spending, so it has attracted more and more attention. However, few studies have reported the implementation of a CNP in PCIs. The purpose of the protocol is to assess the impact of CNP on the clinical efficacy of transradial emergency PCI. ⋯ This original evidence-based nursing model can be used as the foundation for further research.
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a public threat, leading to progressive physical activity and poor quality of life. Although modern medicine has excellent achievement of COPD, the recurrence rate of stable COPD and the mortality of acute exacerbation COPD remain high. As one of the external therapy of traditional Chinese medicine, acupoint application has been treated COPD in China for a long time. Nevertheless, study evaluating the effect of acupoint application for COPD could not satisfy needs for clinic. ⋯ INPLASY202090023.