ABSTRACT
Meta-analysis was used to analyze the efficacy of conventional western medicine plus Buyanghuanwu Decoction in the treatment of convalescent patients with stroke, and to observe its influence on the neurological function and condition of patients. According to the research direction and set keywords, the research literature was retrieved from Wanfang Medical Science, CNKI, VIP, PubMed and other domestic and foreign literature databases. A total of 13 articles with 1023 patients were included in this meta-analysis, with a large sample size. Outcome measures of the meta-analysis included efficacy, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score, Barthel Index Rating Scale (BI) score, C-reactive protein (CRP) and homocysteine (Hcy) score. Compared with western medicine group, the increase of BI score and the decrease of NIHSS score, CRP and Hcy in combined medicine group were greater (P < .05). Conventional Western medicine combined with Buyang Huanwu Decoction can improve the rehabilitation effect, living ability and neurological function of patients with stroke, and reducing the inflammatory response, it is beneficial to create favorable conditions for patients' rehabilitation and improve prognosis, which is worthy of clinical application. The effect of this protocol on long-term survival of patients can be further analyzed in the future.