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Acupuncture vs oral antibiotics plus warm compresses

Resolution of hordeolum at short term · people with acute hordeolum

Acupuncture may leads to higher resolution of hordeolum at short term compared with oral antibiotics plus warm compresses (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for acute hordeolum 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.45 [1.18, 1.78]
1 study · 120 participants
Low

Acupuncture vs topical antibiotics plus warm compresses

Resolution of hordeolum at short term · people with acute hordeolum

Acupuncture showed no clear difference in resolution of hordeolum at short term compared with topical antibiotics plus warm compresses (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for acute hordeolum 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1 [0.96, 1.04]
1 study · 109 participants
Low