1. Background and purpose
Although the common cold is a very common disease that belongs to the highest category in the outpatient department, there is a lack of awareness of common cold treatment at Korean medical institutions
and the proportion of receiving treatments through Korean medical institutions is low. Therefore, it is necessary to establish a basis to reduce the burden on the health, social and economic areas due to the common cold and to promote the recognition of more people to receive safe and effective Korean medicine services, through Korean Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline.
In Korea, however, Korean Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline for Common Cold has not been developed yet, and clinical guidelines for the common cold have been developed in China and Japan, but it is difficult to reflect the domestic reality of medical dualization.
therefore, we will establish Korean Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline for Common Cold for the questions raised during the common cold treatment through collecting and analyzing evidence based on the evidence-based medical methodology.
2. Overview of disease
the common cold is a viral infection of the upper respiratory tract, also known as acute nasopharyngitis and acute viral rhinitis. this condition mainly affects the nose as well as pharynx, larynx and sinuses.
Symptoms include cough, sore throat, runny nose, stuffy nose, sneezing, and headache. Main symptoms are nasopharyngeal irritation and runny nose, and systemic symptoms are often insignificant. Patients usually recover in seven to ten days, however, some symptoms may last up to three weeks.
