Orally administered Chinese herbal therapy to assist post-surgical recovery for chronic rhinosinusitis-A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to: assess the effectiveness and safety of orally administered Chinese herbal medicines (CHMs) as adjuncts to the post-surgical management of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS); inform clinicians of the current evidence; identify the best available evidence; and suggest directions for further research. Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) were identified from searches of nine databases plus clinical trial registries. Participants were adults and/or children diagnosed with sinusitis or rhinosinusitis, with or without nasal polyps, who had received surgery. Interventions were CHMs used orally following surgery for CRS as additions to conventional post-surgical management. Controls received conventional post-surgical management without CHMs. Studies repo

SUBMITTER: Cui J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10553817 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature