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Abstract

The aim of the meta-analysis was to assess and contrast the effects of externally administered traditional herbal medicine on burn wound ulcers. This meta-analysis utilized dichotomous or contentious random or fixed-effect models to examine the outcomes. The odds ratio (OR) and mean difference (MD) were calculated, along with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). The present meta-analysis incorporated a total of 13 studies conducted between 1999 and 2020, which collectively had a sample size of 1282 individuals diagnosed with burn wound ulcers. Overall evaluation of traditional herbal medicine showed significantly shorter wound healing times (MD, -6.81; 95% CI, -8.81,-4.81, p<0.001) compared to standard treatment in personnel with burn wound ulcers. Traditional herbal medicine alone had a significantly shorter wound healing time (MD, -5.74; 95% CI, -8.00- -3.49, p<0.001) compared to standard treatment in personnel with burn wound ulcers. Traditional herbal medicine and Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor had significantly shorter wound healing times (MD, -9.93; 95% CI, -11.18- -8.68, p<0.001) compared to standard treatment in patients with burn wound ulcers. The examined data revealed that traditional herbal medicine with or without Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor had a significantly shorter wound healing time compared to standard treatment for burn wound ulcers. However, it is important to be mindful of its values, as a considerable portion of the chosen studies featured a small sample size.

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