The potential contributions of traditional Chinese medicine to emergency medicine


Autoria(s): He, Jun; Hou, Xiang-Yu
Data(s)

2013

Resumo

BACKGROUND: Despite the fact that traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been developed and used to treat acute and urgent illness for many thousands of years. TCM has been widely perceived in western societies that TCM may only be effective to treat chronic diseases. The aim of this article is to provide some scientific evidence regarding the application of TCM in emergency medicine and its future potential. METHODS: Multiple databases (PubMed, ProQuest, Academic Search Elite and Science Direct) were searched using the terms: Traditional Chinese Medicine/ Chinese Medicine, Emergency Medicine, China. In addition, three leading TCM Journals in China were searched via Oriprobe Information Services for relevant articles (published from 1990—2012). Particular attention was paid to those articles that are related to TCM treatments or combined medicine in dealing with intensive and critical care. RESULTS: TCM is a systematic traditional macro medicine. The clinical practice of TCM is guided by the TCM theoretical framework – a methodology founded thousands of years ago. As the methodologies between TCM and Biomedicine are significantly different, it provides an opportunity to combine two medicines, in order to achieve clinical efficacy. Nowadays, combined medicine has become a common clinical model particular in TCM hospitals in China. CONCLUSIONS: It is evident that TCM can provide some assistance in emergency although to combine them in practice is stillits infant form and is mainly at TCM hospitals in China. The future effort could be put into TCM research, both in laboratories and clinics, with high quality designs, so that TCM could be better understood and then applied in emergency medicine.

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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/60780/

Publicador

Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine

Relação

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/60780/2/60780.pdf

http://www.wjem.org/default/articlef/index/id/226

He, Jun & Hou, Xiang-Yu (2013) The potential contributions of traditional Chinese medicine to emergency medicine. World Journal of Emergency Medicine, 4(2), pp. 92-97.

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Copyright 2013 World Journal of Emergency Medicine

Fonte

Faculty of Health; School of Public Health & Social Work

Palavras-Chave #110000 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES #Traditional Chinese Medicine #Emergency medicine
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Review