Orally administered Chinese herbal therapy to assist post-surgical recovery for chronic rhinosinusitis—A systematic review and meta-analysis

Jing Cui; Wenmin Lin; Brian H. May; Qiulan Luo; Christopher Worsnop; Anthony Lin Zhang; Xinfeng Guo; Chuanjian Lu; Yunying Li; Charlie C. Xue

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0292138

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Orally administered Chinese herbal therapy to assist post-surgical recovery for chronic rhinosinusitis—A systematic review and meta-analysis

Jing Cui,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation China-Australia International Research Centre for Chinese Medicine, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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Wenmin Lin,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliations The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, and The Second Clinical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China, Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Department, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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Brian H. May,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation China-Australia International Research Centre for Chinese Medicine, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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Qiulan Luo,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, and The Second Clinical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China, Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Department, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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Christopher Worsnop,

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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Anthony Lin Zhang,

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation China-Australia International Research Centre for Chinese Medicine, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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Xinfeng Guo,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, and The Second Clinical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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Chuanjian Lu,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, and The Second Clinical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6531-0702

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Yunying Li,

Roles Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, and The Second Clinical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China, Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Department, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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Charlie C. Xue

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: charlie.xue@rmit.edu.au

Affiliations China-Australia International Research Centre for Chinese Medicine, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, and The Second Clinical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6937-9088

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Orally administered Chinese herbal therapy to assist post-surgical recovery for chronic rhinosinusitis—A systematic review and meta-analysis

Jing Cui,
Wenmin Lin,
Brian H. May,
Qiulan Luo,
Christopher Worsnop,
Anthony Lin Zhang,
Xinfeng Guo,
Chuanjian Lu,
Yunying Li,
Charlie C. Xue

Published: October 5, 2023
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292138

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