Open AccessTherapeutic effect of Xuebijing combined with thymosin on hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
Author(s) -
Chunmei Li,
Qi Sun
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.59
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1536-5964
pISSN - 0025-7974
DOI - 10.1097/md.0000000000020262
Subject(s) - medicine , cochrane library , psycinfo , medline , scopus , therapeutic effect , data extraction , meta analysis , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , political science , law
Background: The goal of this study is to assess the therapeutic effect of Xuebijing combined with thymosin (XBJ-T) for the treatment of patients with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). Methods: We will search the electronic databases of Cochrane Library, PUBMED, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Scopus, Opengrey, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Web of Science, Google scholar, Allied and Complementary Medicine Database, and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database from inception to the present. No language and publication status will be employed in this study. Based on the predefined eligibility criteria, selection of study and data extraction will be performed by 2 researchers independently. Study quality will be assessed using Cochrane risk of bias tool. We will apply RevMan 5.3 software to pool and analyze the extracted data. Results: This study will assess the therapeutic effect of XBJ-T for the treatment of patients with HFRS. Conclusion: The findings of this study may provide systematic evidence to judge whether XBJ-T is an effective and safety intervention for HFRS. Study registration number: INPLASY202040068.