Zusanli (ST36) acupoint injection for preventing postoperative ileus: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 469-483

  Wang, Mei ^a   Gao, Yun Hai ^a   Xu, Jie ^a   Chi, Yuan ^a   Wei, Xiao Bing ^a   Lewith, George ^b   Liu, Jian Ping ^a,c  

^a LIAONING UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Postoperative ileus; Randomized controlled trial; ST36 acupoint injection; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS EXTRACT; CASTOR OIL; DOMPERIDONE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MOSAPRIDE; NEOSTIGMINE; THIAMINE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FLATULENCE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE ILEUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ZUSANLI ACUPOINT INJECTION; ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; ILEUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILEUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937643252     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2015.03.013     Document Type: Article

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