Acupuncture for the Treatment of Liver Cirrhosis: A Meta-analysis

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Parameter</td><td class="align_center">Criteria for studies</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">P (population)</td><td class="align_center">Patients with liver cirrhosis</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">I (intervention)</td><td class="align_center">Acupuncture</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">C (comparison)</td><td class="align_center">No acupuncture</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">O (outcomes)</td><td class="align_center">Efficacy rate of acupuncture therapy; impact of acupuncture on liver function grading assessment; outcomes related to liver function</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">S (study design)</td><td class="align_center">Randomized clinical trials</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>PICOS criteria for study selection.</div>

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Table 1: Acupuncture for the Treatment of Liver Cirrhosis: A Meta-analysis 