The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology (대한한방부인과학회지)

The Society of Korean Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology (대한한방부인과학회)
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The Effectiveness of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Treatment for Mastitis: A Systematic Review

유방염의 침구 치료에 대한 체계적 문헌고찰

  • Jeong, Seo-Yoon (Dept. of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Woo-Suk University) ;
  • Sohn, Yu-Jin (Dept. of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Woo-Suk University) ;
  • Jeong, Min-Jeong (Dept. of Pediatrics, College of Korean Medicine, Woo-Suk University) ;
  • Lee, Eun-Hee (Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynecology, College of Korean Medicine, Woo-Suk University) ;
  • Jang, In-Soo (Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Woo-Suk University)
  • 정서윤 (우석대학교 한의과대학 한의학과) ;
  • 손유진 (우석대학교 한의과대학 한의학과) ;
  • 정민정 (우석대학교 한의과대학 소아과교실) ;
  • 이은희 (우석대학교 한의과대학 부인과교실) ;
  • 장인수 (우석대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실)
  • Received : 2017.07.27
  • Accepted : 2017.08.16
  • Published : 2017.08.25
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Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of acupuncture and moxibustion for mastitis. Methods: We used ten databases including Embase, PubMed, and CNKI to investigate the literatures of mastitis using the keywords "mastitis" and "acupuncture", "breast inflammation" and "acupuncture", "mastitis" and "needle", "breast inflammation" and "needle", "mastitis" and "moxibustion". We excluded studies which included treatments that could affect the judgement of the effectiveness of acupuncture treatment, and the control group was limited to antibiotics. The quality of the paper was evaluated by Risk of Bias. A meta-analysis was performed using a "Review manager" to see the effectiveness of acupuncture and moxibustion compared to antibiotics. Results: Only six RCT were finally selected. Five studies use the total effective rate as a evaluating index, and it was significantly higher than that of the control group in two studies. In other three studies, acupuncture showed similar effectiveness to antibiotics. Meta-analysis was performed through three studies, there was no statistically significant difference in total effective rate between acupuncture and antibiotic treatment. Conclusions: Analysis of six RCT showed that acupuncture and moxibustion seem to have many possibilities as one of the treatments for mastitis. However the number of documents is not sufficient, more research should be done to obtain reliable information.

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