Adjunctive acupuncture for sepsis-associated acute gastrointestinal injury: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and exploratory Bayesian network meta-analysis.

Front Med (Lausanne) · 2026 · PMC13237696 · PMID 42254379

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However, reductions in C-reactive protein and white blood cell count did not reach statistical significance, and these physiological and biochemical benefits did not translate into a statistically significant reduction in 28-day mortality.

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