title: Some questions on the use of Xuebijing in treating patients with sepsis.
abstract: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials on evaluating the clinical efficacy of Xuebijing in treating patients with sepsis had been recently published in this journal, however, in our opinion, at least 6 questions or doubts existed about the content and methodology of the systematic review, thus, we write this letter to the journal to share these questions with the editor and readers with the hope of getting these questions solved and learning more about the true effects which Xuebijing should have on in treating patients with sepsis.
authors.affiliation: The Second Clinical School of Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, China; Emergency Department, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, China.
authors.forename: Xianshi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: The Second Clinical School of Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, China; Emergency Department, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, China. Electronic address: 1404387022@qq.com.
authors.forename: Guanghua
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D006801:Humans; D018805:Sepsis
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal