Efficacy and safety of acupuncture as a complementary therapy for sepsis: A protocol of systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Sepsis is a physiological, pathological, and biochemical syndrome caused by infection. Acupuncture may be useful for sepsis. This systematic review aims to assess the efficacy and safety of acupuncture as a complementary therapy for sepsis.

Methods and analysis

We will search PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wan Fang Database, Chinese Biomedicine (CBM) database, VIP database, and TCM Literature Analysis and Retrieval Database from inception to October 31, 2019 to identify any eligible study. We include all randomized controlled trials (RCTs) without any limitation of blinding or publication language, exclude cohort studies and case reports. Two reviewers will independently select

SUBMITTER: Xian J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6890293 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature