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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 1, 2004; 10(23): 3500-3505
Published online Dec 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i23.3500
Published online Dec 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i23.3500
Table 1 Design of the RCTs of traditional Chinese medicine in combination with Western medicine for SARS
Study ID | Grade of method | Participants (case) | Trial interventions | Control interventions | Duration | Follow up | Main results | |||
Common type | Severe type | |||||||||
Zhao CH 2003 | C | 51 | 26 | Western medicine plus compound herbs of kangfeidian No.1,2,3. | Western medicine | 14-21d | No | Mortality, lung infiltrate absorption, symptom improvement, dosage of glucocorticosteroids. | ||
Wang BE 2003 | C | Trial 13 | Control 17 | Trial 18 | Control 12 | Western medicine plus compound herbs. | Western medicine | 10-20 d | No | Mortality, lung infiltrate absorption, Secondary infections, dosage of methypred nisolone, SO2, |
Wang RB 2003 | C | Trial 5 | Control 7 | Trial 30 | Control 23 | Western medicine plus national drug No.2,3,4. | Western medicine | 14 d | No | Mortality, lung infiltrate absorption, Secondary infections, symptom improvement |
Jiang ZY 2003 | B | 40 | Western medicine plus compound herbs No.1,2,3. | Western medicine | 21 d or so | Yes | Lung infiltrate absorption, symptom improvement, quality of life | |||
Zhang SN 2003 | C | 63 | Western medicine plus kangfeidian No.4 | Western medicine | 7 d | No | Dose of glucocorticoid, lung infiltrate absorption, symptom improvement | |||
Zhang XM 2003 | C | Trial 7 | Control 9 | Trial 24 | Control 23 | Western medicine plus compound herbs of kangfeidian No.1,2,3. | Western medicine | 21 d | No | Mortality, lung infiltrate absorption, symptom improvement, dose of glucocorticoid, length of fever |
- Citation: Zhang MM, Liu XM, He L. Effect of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine on SARS: A review of clinical evidence. World J Gastroenterol 2004; 10(23): 3500-3505
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v10/i23/3500.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v10.i23.3500