| Title： | The consensus of Chinese and Western medicine experts on chronic mastitis (refractory non-puerperal mastitis) |
| Edition： | Original |
| Classification： | Experts consensus |
| Field： | Diagnosis and Treatment |
| Countries and regions： | China |
| Guidelines users： | Medical workers in hospitals of all levels related to the diagnosis and treatment of this disease, including traditional Chinese medicine physicians, integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine physicians, Western medicine physicians, etc. |
| Evidence classification method： | According to GRADE method, the quality of evidence is divided into four grades: high, medium, low, and very low. In the process of evidence grading, this guide considers five degradation factors - limitation, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, and publication bias, and three escalation factors - large effect, dose-response relationship, and possible confounding factors (negative bias). After the grading of evidence, the evidence will be presented through the evidence summary table. |
| Development unit： | Breast Disease Branch of Shanghai Traditional Chinese Medicine Society |
| Registration time: | 2023-01-06 |
| Registration number： | PREPARE-2023CN012 |
| Purpose of the guideline: | Provide a basis for standardized clinical diagnosis and treatment by unifying diagnostic criteria, disease assessment methods, syndrome differentiation, and treatment plan for chronic mastitis (refractory non-puerperal mastitis). |
