Acupuncture for COVID-19 patient after ventilator weaning: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: Medicine (Baltimore) Vol. 99; no. 50; p. e23602
• Main Authors: Chi, Wenxin, Chen, Ying, Wang, Lina, Luo, Ziyu, Zhang, Yu, Zhu, Xiangyu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 11.12.2020
• Subjects: Acupuncture Therapy - methods; Clinical Trials as Topic; COVID-19 - rehabilitation; Humans; Meta-Analysis as Topic; Research Design; SARS-CoV-2; Study Protocol Systematic Review; Systematic Reviews as Topic; Treatment Outcome; Ventilator Weaning - methods

COVID-19 has spread globally since its outbreak in late 2019. It mainly attacks people's respiratory system. Many patients with severe COVID-19 require a ventilator to support breathing, and their lung function is often impaired to varying degrees after ventilator weaning. Acupuncture has been...