Preliminary Investigation of Traditional Chinese Medical Syndromes in Acute Exacerbation Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / 广州中医药大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the traditional Chinese medical(TCM)syndromes in acute exacerbation chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(AECOPD).Methods Based on literature review,a TCM questionnaire was established.Cross-sectional study was adopted,and demographic information,TCM syndrome data and physiochemical examination results were collected.Results The main TCM syndrome types are:phlegm-stasis blocking lung due to deficiency of lung and spleen Qi(34.3%),phlegm and fluid retention in lung due to deficiency of lung,spleen and kidney(15.2%),phlegm-heat accumulation in lung due to deficiency of lung and spleen Qi(26.3%),and phlegm-heat accumulation in lung due to deficiency of Qi and yin(24.2%).The incidences of complications of pulmonary heart disease and right ventricular failure had statistical significance between the syndrome patterns(P