The reporting quality of acupuncture-related traumatic adverse events: a systematic review of case studies in Korea
Kim SA, Lee JS, Kim TH, Lee S, Lee JD, Kang JW · BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies · 2024 March 13
DOI 10.1186/s12906-024-04421-5
Objective
To investigate the reporting quality and conduct causality assessments of case studies that have reported acupuncture-related traumatic adverse events (AEs) in Korea.
Conclusions
The study found that most case studies reporting acupuncture-related traumatic AEs in Korea suffer from insufficient and inappropriate reporting, making it difficult to establish causality and assess the appropriateness of acupuncture practice.
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