Efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine injections for treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), acutely or slowly progressing into irreversible pulmonary disease, causes severe damage to patients' lung functions, as well as death. In China, Chinese medicine injections (CMIs) have been generally combined with Western medicine (WM) to treat IPF, which are safe and effective. This study aimed to systematically compare the efficacy of 14 CMIs combined with WM in the treatment of IPF based on a systematic review and network meta-analysis (NMA).

Material and methods

PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, and Chinese databases, including the China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Database, Scientific Journal Database, and China Biology Medicine Database were searched from inception to October 31, 20

SUBMITTER: Huang SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9321402 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature