Abstract: Objective A meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine in the treatment of severe hepatitis. Methods Medical database including CNKI, CBM, Chinese scientific periodical full text database, Pubmed and Wanfang data were searched about treatment of severe hepatitis by the integrated Chinese and Western medicine, randomized controlled clinical trials (RCTs) comparing integrated Chinese and Western medicine with conventional Western medicine were screened out from the searched literatures, Stata 9.0 was used for the meta-analysis. The analysis included the calculation of standardized mean difference (SMD) for measurement data and odds ratio (OR) for enumeration data. Results Seventeen RCTs including 1492 cases were enrolled for analysis according to the eligibility and exclusion criteria. Compared to conventional Western treatment alone, the results of integrated traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine treatment showed as follows: Decline of ALT in integrated treatment group (350 U/L) is grater than that in Western medicine group (315 U/L), SMD = -0.71, 95%CI -1.16--0.25, P < 0.01. Decline of TBil in integrated treatment group (225 μmol/L) is grater than that in Western medicine group (147 μmol/L), SMD = -0.88, 95%CI -1.11--0.65, P < 0.01. Improvement of PTA in integrated treatment group (39.28%) is grater than that in Western medicine group (20.96%), SMD = 1.19, 95%CI 0.77-1.61, P < 0.01. The efficacy rate in integrated treatment group (77.0%) is higher than that in Western medicine group (53.7%), RR = 1.41, 95%CI 1.31-1.52; P < 0.01. Mortality rate in integrated treatment group (22.4%) is lower than that in Western medicine group (40.7%), RR = 1.84, 95%CI 1.50-2.26, P < 0.01. Conclusions The decline of ALT and total bilirubin as well as the improvement of PTA is more remarkable in the group of integrated Chinese and Western medicine, the mortality rate is lower in the group of integrated Chinese and Western medicine to treat severe hepatitis. The association of traditional Chinese medicine with Western medicine therapy is superior to Western medicine therapy alone in the treatment of severe hepatitis.
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