Invasive acupuncture for gastroparesis after thoracic or abdominal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This meta-analysis aimed to systematically evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture in treating postsurgical gastroparesis syndrome (PGS) after thoracic or abdominal surgery.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data sources

Twelve databases (PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Medline (Ovid) (from 1946), Web of Science, EBSCO, Scopus, Open Grey, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang Database, Chinese Scientific Journals Database (VIP) and China Biology Medicine disc (CBM)) and three registration websites (WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP), ClinicalTrials.gov, and Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR)) were searched from the inception to September 2022,

SUBMITTER: Fan Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10410841 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature