Research Article

Three Acupuncture Methods for Postoperative Pain in Mixed Hemorrhoids: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Search strategy in PubMed.

SearchQuery

#1 Search: (“Acupuncture”[Mesh]) OR (Auricular point[Title/Abstract]) OR (Auricular plaster therapy[Title/Abstract]) OR (acupoint catgut embedding[Title/Abstract]) OR (acupoint application therapy[Title/Abstract])
#2 Search: (“hemorrhoidectomy” [Mesh]) OR ((postoperative pain of mixed hemorrhoids [Title/Abstract]) OR (hemorrhoid excision[Title/Abstract]) OR (hemorrhoid surgery acupuncture [Title/Abstract])
#3 Search: randomized controlled trial[Publication Type] OR randomized[Title/Abstract] OR placebo[Title/Abstract]
#4 Search: #1 and #2 and #3