中医临床症状数据元提取探析

Abstraction of Data Elements of Clinical Symptoms in Chinese Medicine

摘要: 从数据共享的角度分析中医临床症状术语存在的问题，阐述了中医临床症状数据元标准建立的必要性。根据中医临床信息系统应用现状以及中医临床症状特点，分析了中医临床症状数据元提取的方法与原则，并提出了相对应的三层提取模型。

Abstract: This report analyzes the existing problems in terminology referring to clinical symptoms of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) from the viewpoint of data sharing and elaborates the necessity of establishing a standard directory of clinical data elements of TCM. We evaluated the principles and methods of data element extraction according to the status quo of the clinical information system and characteristics of symptoms for TCM and consequently proposed a three-layer model for optimal extraction.