Experiences of professor Li Shunmin in treating chronic kidney disease with data mining

VernacularTitle:基于数据挖掘李顺民治疗慢性肾脏病用药规律及特点研究
Author: Na GE ; Weijia GUO ; Dong YANG ; Huili SUN ; Tiegang YI ; Shunmin LI
Keywords: Famous doctor's experience; Chronic kidney disease; Data mining; Li Shunmin
From: International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2017;39(4):326-332
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objectives Explore the experiences of professor Li Shunmin in treating chronic kidney diseases (CKD) according to spleen and kidney theory.Methods Information of medical records was acquired from Shenzhen TCM hospital information management department. It included the records from Jan, 2014 to Mar, 2016. Access database was established and SQL was used for data processing. Cytoscape 2.8 software was used to visualize the results and analyze the treatment characteristics in CKD.Results ProfessorLi used herbs of nourishing spleen and kidney to treat CKD. The herbs included Astragalus membranaceus, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Rehmannia glutinosa and Gordon Euryale. The rules of treatment included invigorating spleen and kidney, and regulating liver and lung. The characteristics of using herbs included combination of cooling and warming herbs, bitter and pungent herbs, and sweet herbs for CKD.Conclusions Data mining could help to discover the rules of Li Shunmin in treating CKD. The results confirmed the academic attitude of treating CKD on spleen and kidney. It provided ideas and direction for CKD treatment.