The efficacy and safety of Xuebijing injection as an adjunctive treatment for acute pancreatitis: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

BACKGROUND: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is one of the common diseases with increasing incidence in clinical surgery and other gastrointestinal-digestive departments. Despite the rapid development of modern medicine, the overall mortality rate of AP is still high. Xuebijing (XBJ) injection (a traditional Chinese patent medicine) is a potentially effective drug for AP. This study is designed to assess the efficacy and safety of XBJ injection for AP. METHODS: We will extract data and assess methodological quality of included studies from 7 electronic databases from their inception to December 31, 2019. The primary outcomes include the mortality, surgical intervention, systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), local complications, systemic infections, gastrointestinal symptoms, and normal blood amylase recovery time. The statistical analysis will be performed using RevMan 5.3 software. RESULTS: This study will provide high-quality evidence for the efficacy of XBJ injection as an adjuvant therapy for AP. CONCLUSION: The study will provide the key evidence for clinical doctors and the development of clinical guidelines.