Adverse effects associated with acupuncture therapies: An evidence mapping from 535 systematic reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Considering that physicians and patients widely use acupuncture, it is necessary to explore its adverse effects during treatment. Herein, an evidence map was generated based on published studies to identify acupuncture-induced adverse effects and assess their severity, with the overarching goal of providing references for safe and effective implementation.

Methods

A comprehensive literature search was performed in four public databases (PubMed, Embase, Web of science, and the Cochrane Library) to identify relevant studies published up to 15^th June 2022. In addition, relevant studies were explored in the Epistemonikos database and reference lists were retrieved as a supplement. A MeaSurement Tool to Assess systematic Reviews, Version 2 (AMS

SUBMITTER: Xu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10088157 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature