Efficacy of Chinese Herbal Injections for Elderly Patients With pneumonia-A Bayesian Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Control Trials.

ABSTRACT: Background: Pneumonia is a prevalent and complicated disease among adults, elderly people in particular, and the debate on the optimal Chinese herbal injections (CHIs) is ongoing. Our objective is to investigate the comparative effectiveness of various CHIs strategies for elderly patients with pneumonia. Methods: A comprehensive search strategy was executed to identify relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) by browsing through several databases from their inception to first, Feb 2020; All of the direct and indirect evidence included was rated by Network meta-analysis under a Bayesian framework. Results: We ultimately identified 34 eligible randomized controlled trials that involved 3,111 elderly participants and investigated 4 CHIs combined with Western medicine

SUBMITTER: Yuan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8176116 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature