Meta-Analysis
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World J Clin Cases. May 26, 2022; 10(15): 4856-4877
Published online May 26, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i15.4856
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Figure 1 Flow diagram of study selection.
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Figure 2 Risk of bias graph with the studies comparing Chinese herbal medicine with PEG/mosapride/lactulose/phenolphthalein/probiotics/placebo for the treatment of FC.
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Figure 3 Forest plot of randomized controlled trials in patients with functional constipation comparing Chinese herbal medicine with PEG/mosapride/lactulose/ phenolphthalein/ probiotics/ placebo. Odds ratio (95%CIs) for effective rate are shown.
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Figure 4 Forest plot of randomized controlled trials in patients with functional constipation comparing Chinese herbal medicine with PEG/mosapride/lactulose/probiotics/placebo. Mean differences (95%CIs) for bowel movement are shown.
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Figure 5 Comparison of Chinese herbal medicine vs Chinese herbal medicine with PEG/ lactulose/ placebo. Odds ratio (95%CIs) for recurrence rate are shown.
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Figure 6 Forest plot of high-quality randomized controlled trials in patients with functional constipation. Odds ratio (95%CIs) for effective rate are shown.
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Figure 7 Comparison of Cannabis Fructusvs western medicine. Odds ratio (95%CIs) for effective rate are shown.
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Figure 8 Comparison of cistanchevs western medicine. Odds ratio (95%CIs) for effective rate are shown.
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Figure 9 Funnel plots of comparison between Chinese herbal medicine and western medicine.