ISSN 1674-3865  CN 21-1569/R
主管:国家卫生和计划生育委员会
主办:中国医师协会
   辽宁省基础医学研究所
   辽宁中医药大学附属医院

Chinese Pediatrics of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine ›› 2023, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (1): 46-52.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-3865.2023.01.010

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Meta-analysis of the effectiveness of the combined method of internal and external Chinese medicine in the treatment of pediatric viral pneumonia

SUN Jiayi, WANG Xuefeng, ZHANG Xiuying, MU Jingwen   

  1. Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang 110032, China

  • Received:2022-06-27 Published:2023-02-25 Online:2023-02-25
  • Contact: WANG Xuefeng,E-mail:lnzywxf@163.com

Abstract: Objective To systematically evaluate the clinical effectiveness of the combined method of internal and external Chinese medicine in the treatment of pediatric viral pneumonia. Methods The random controlled trials related to the combined internal and external treatment of Chinese medicine for pediatric viral pneumonia were searched in four major Chinese databases, CNKI, VIP, CBM and Wanfang, as well as in PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane library databases, all with a time period from their establishment to May 2022. The literature was de-duplicated by Endnote X9 software and screened, and data was extracted for quality evaluation. Meta-analysis of the data was performed using RevMan 5.4 software. Results A total of 5 papers with a total sample size of 860 cases were included.Meta-analysis showed that the overall effectiveness of the combined internal and external treatment for childhood viral pneumonia was significantly higher than that of the control group[OR=6.17,95%CI(3.50, 10.86)](P<0.000 01).The time to disappearance of pulmonary rales[MD=-2.07,95%CI(-2.99,-1.15), P<0.000 1], time to disappearance of wheezing[MD=-1.17,95%CI(-2.11,-0.24),P=0.01], time to disappearance of cough[MD=-2.11,95%CI(-3.83,-0.39),P=0.02] and time to disappearance of cough[MD=-1.89,95%CI(-2.33,-1.44),P<0.000 01] were all better in the combined internal and external treatment method group than in the control group. Conclusion The overall efficacy of combined internal and external treatment for pediatric viral pneumonia has significant advantages and is effective in shortening the time to disappearance of pulmonary rales, wheezing and cough and sputum.


Key words:

Pediatric viral pneumonia, Chinese medicine, Combined internal and external treatment, Meta-analysis