KHẢO SÁT CÁC ĐẶC ĐIỂM LÂM SÀNG CỦA TỨ ĐẠI MẠCH (PHÙ, TRẦM, TRÌ, SÁC) TẠI BỆNH VIỆN Y HỌC CỔ TRUYỀN THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the clinical characteristics of patients with Floating, Deep, Slow, Rapid pulses at Ho Chi Minh City Traditional Medicine Hospital. Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 162 inpatients at Ho Chi Minh City Traditional Medicine Hospital. Results: The prevalence of pulses was as follows: Floating pulse 6,38 %, Deep pulse 74,47%, Slow pulse 2,66%, and Rapid pulse 16,49% (p <0,001); The median age and BMI were 66 years and 23,03 kg/m², respectively. The majority of patients were female (64,82%), aged ≥ 60 years (79%), unemployed due to severe illness or retired (46,29%), with a normal BMI (41,36%). The most common Traditional Medicine syndrome was Bi syndrome (40,22%). Conclusion: Deep pulse was the most common among the four major pulse types. Patients with these pulses were mostly female, elderly, retired or unemployed due to severe illness, and had normal BMI; Bi syndrome was the most frequent Traditional Medicine pattern observed.