Research on the development methodology for clinical practice guidelines for organic integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine
Yinghui Jin, Yanping Wang, Ying-lan Xie, Gui-Hua Tian, Xiaoyu Zhang, Nannan Shi, Kehu Yang, Xin Sun, Yaolong Chen, Darong Wu, Xinfeng Guo, Long Ge, Zhao Chen, Cheng Lu, Jiang Yin, Jing Guo, Siyu Yan, Yongbo Wang, Qiao Huang, Xiangying Ren, Ying-Yue Rao, Xinghuan Wang, Mengqian Yuan, Xian‐Tao Zeng, Hongcai Shang
Abstract
Integrated traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Western medicine (WM) is a new medical science grounded in the knowledge bases of both TCM and WM, which then forms a unique modern medical system in China. Integrated TCM and WM has a long history in China, and has made important achievements in the process of clinical diagnosis and treatment. However, the methodological defects in currently published clinical practice guidelines limit its development. The organic integration of TCM and WM is a deeper integration of TCM and WM. To realize the progression of "integration" to "organic integration", a targeted and standardized guideline development methodology is needed. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to establish a standardized development procedure for clinical practice guidelines for the organic integration of TCM and WM to promote the systematic integration of TCM and WM research results into clinical practice guidelines in order to achieve optimal results as the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.