title: [Effectiveness of integrative medicine for preventing postoperative recurrence of primary hepatic carcinomas: a systematic review].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To systematically evaluate the effectiveness of integrative medicine (IM) for preventing postoperative recurrence of primary hepatic carcinomas (PHC).
  
  
  METHODS
  Such databases as The Cochrane Library, PubMed, EMbase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), VIP Database, Wan-fang Database were retrieved to collect randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on preventing postoperative recurrence of PHC by IM. The retrieval period started from database establishment to June 2013. Literature screening, data extraction, and quality evaluation were performed by two reviewers strictly according to inclusion criteria. Meta-analysis was conducted using RevMan 5.2 Software.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 5 RCTs involving 367 patient cases were included. Results of Meta-analysis showed that the IM group was superior to the Western medicine (WM) group in the 1-, 2-, and 3-year recurrence rates (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the prevention of postoperative recurrence of PHC, the effectiveness of IM was more significant, when compared with treatment of Western medicine.
authors.forename: Zi-yao
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Deng
mesh_terms: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D055048:Integrative Medicine; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal