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[Screening indices for diagnosis of traditional blood stasis syndrome by Delphi method]
Rui Wu1, Jian-Xiang Xie, Feng-Da Zhao
1Department of Integrative Chinese and Western Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang. tcmclinic@163.com
Objective:
To screening out the indices for diagnosis of traditional blood stasis syndrome (BSS) by investigating experts'experiences, evaluating their significance, for providing reference to the quantitative diagnosis of BSS.
Methods:
Using Delphi method, some diagnostic indices that being considered as importance by experts was screened out, and applied in 108 patients to assess their specificity and sensitivity in double-blinded condition, taking the Chinese diagnostic standard as gold standard.
Results:
Ten indices were screened out from 50 items for traditional observing on BSS, which are considered essential by experts uniform, and showed a coincidence rate of 91.4% when applied for comprehensive diagnosis of BSS.
Conclusion:
The indices for BSS diagnosis screened out by Delphi method can serve as a reference to the BSS quantitative diagnosis.
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