Acupuncture for the Postcholecystectomy Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Full-text articles excluded with reasons.

Full-text articles excluded	Reasons
Cai 2018^1	Non-RCT
Pan 2017^2	Non-RCT
Wang 2019^3	Non-RCT
Shen et al. 2002^4	Not acupuncture
Zhang et al. 2012^5	Not acupuncture

References: ¹Cai C. Clinical observation on the effect of warm acupuncture on the recovery of gastrointestinal function after cholecystectomy. Chinese and Foreign Medical Research. 2018; 16 (25):34–36. ²Pan D. Clinical observation on the recovery of gastrointestinal function after laparoscopic cholecystectomy in 60 patients with acupuncture. For All Health. 2017; 11 (10):165-166. ³Wang C. Effects of acupuncture at Zusanli and Hegu on gastrointestinal dysfunction after gallbladder stones. Xinjiang Medical University; 2019. ⁴Shen P, Xu Y, Jiang W, et al. Clinical study on acupoint electrical stimulation to promote recovery of gastrointestinal function after operation--A clinical data of 30 cases. Jiangsu Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine. 2002; 23 (7):33-34. ⁵Zhang F, Li S, Li N. Effect of acupoint pulse electrical stimulation on intestinal function recovery after cholecystectomy. Today Nurse. 2012; 12:29-30.