Selection of Pediatric Diseases with Clinical Advantages in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Objective To investigate the understanding,scope,and clinical treatment recognition of pediatric dis-eases with clinical advantages in traditional Chinese medicine and provide support for constructing a system of pediatric diseases with clinical advantages in traditional Chinese medicine.Methods Peer review method was used,and survey questionnaires were designed based on literature and expert opinions.The questionnaires were distributed online,and statis-tical analysis was conducted on the collected questionnaires.Results A total of 684 valid responses were collected in the study,and it was determined that pediatric diseases with clinical advantages in traditional Chinese medicine had five advan-tages:safety,efficacy,specificity,cost-effectiveness,and agility.23 pediatric diseases with clinical advantages in tradition-al Chinese medicine were selected,which had good recognition in the clinical treatment of integrated traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine.Conclusion Currently,medical workers have a high recognition of the combination of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine treatment,but their understanding of pediatric diseases with clinical ad-vantages in traditional Chinese medicine is still insufficient.Therefore,methods and standards for pediatric diseases with clinical advantages in traditional Chinese medicine should be developed,practiced,and promoted.
Pediatrics of Traditional Chinese MedicineDiseases with Clinical AdvantagesQuestionnaires