Objective： To systematically review the clinical practice guidelines （CPGs） for ischemic stroke in Chinese medicine （CM） with the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation （AGREE II） instrument. Meth...Objective： To systematically review the clinical practice guidelines （CPGs） for ischemic stroke in Chinese medicine （CM） with the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation （AGREE II） instrument. Methods： CM CPGs for ischemic stroke were searched in 5 online databases and hand-searches in CPG- related handbooks published from January 1990 to December 2012. The CPGs were categorized into evidence based （EB） guideline, consensus based with no explicit consideration of evidence based （CB-EB） guideline and consensus based （CB） guideline according to the development method. Three reviewers independently appraised the CPGs based on AGREE II instrument, and compared the CPGs＇ recommendations on CM pattern classification and treatment. Results： Five CM CPGs for ischemic stroke were identified and included. Among them, one CPG was EB guideline, two were CB guidelines and two were CB-EB guidelines. The quality score of the EB guideline was higher than those of the CB-EB and CB guidelines. Five CM patterns in the CPGs were recommended in the EB CPG. The comprehensive protocol of integrative Chinese and Western medicine recommended in the EB CPG was mostly recommended for ischemic stroke in the CPGs. The recommendations varied based on the CM patterns. Conclusion： The quality of EB CPG was higher than those of CB and CB-EB CPGs in CM for ischemic stroke and integrative approaches were included in CPGs as major interventions.展开更多
基金Supported by the projects from the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine(No.ZYYS-2011[0032]-2)the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences(No.Z0135,Z0260,and Z0221)the Hong Kong Hospital Authority
文摘Objective： To systematically review the clinical practice guidelines （CPGs） for ischemic stroke in Chinese medicine （CM） with the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation （AGREE II） instrument. Methods： CM CPGs for ischemic stroke were searched in 5 online databases and hand-searches in CPG- related handbooks published from January 1990 to December 2012. The CPGs were categorized into evidence based （EB） guideline, consensus based with no explicit consideration of evidence based （CB-EB） guideline and consensus based （CB） guideline according to the development method. Three reviewers independently appraised the CPGs based on AGREE II instrument, and compared the CPGs＇ recommendations on CM pattern classification and treatment. Results： Five CM CPGs for ischemic stroke were identified and included. Among them, one CPG was EB guideline, two were CB guidelines and two were CB-EB guidelines. The quality score of the EB guideline was higher than those of the CB-EB and CB guidelines. Five CM patterns in the CPGs were recommended in the EB CPG. The comprehensive protocol of integrative Chinese and Western medicine recommended in the EB CPG was mostly recommended for ischemic stroke in the CPGs. The recommendations varied based on the CM patterns. Conclusion： The quality of EB CPG was higher than those of CB and CB-EB CPGs in CM for ischemic stroke and integrative approaches were included in CPGs as major interventions.
