Efficacy and safety of combining Chinese medicine with Western medicine for gallstone treatment
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Background gallstones are a common and multiple disease, with a high global prevalence, complications such as cholecystitis, pancreatitis, and even increased risk of cancer. Oral Chinese medicine, as the main treatment method of traditional Chinese medicine, is widely used in the treatment of gallstones. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Chinese medicine combined with Western medicine for the treatment of gallstones.
METHODS: We searched PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, WanFang, Chinese Scientific Journal Database (VIP), and Chinese BioMedical Literature Database. The search time was set to be up to July 2, 2024. Data analysis using Revman 5.3 software. The protocol is registered in the PROSPERO database (CRD42024567327).
RESULTS: Ultimately, 912 patients from 8 randomized controlled trials were included. The meta-analysis results of traditional Chinese medicine combined with Western medicine versus Western medicine were as follows: imaging examination (standardized mean difference, SMD = -1.51, 95% confidence interval [CI] (-2.36, -0.65), P < .001), total cholesterol level (SMD = -2.14, 95% CI (-3.61, -0.67), P = .004), total bile acid level (SMD = -0.97, 95% CI (-3.36, -1.42), P = .043), traditional Chinese medicine symptom scores (SMD = -1.88, 95% CI (-3.16, -0.60), P = .004), occurrence of adverse reaction (odds ratio = 0.51, 95% CI (0.21, 1.24), P = .14).
CONCLUSION: The…
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