35. Mối liên quan giữa vị trí chỉ văn, mức độ viêm phổi và các yếu tố liên quan trên trẻ đủ và dưới 3 tuổi

Abstract

Pneumonia is a dangerous infectious disease, especially for children under or equal to 3 yearsold. Observing the index finger is one of the diagnostic methods in Traditional Medicine (TM), where the position of the index finger reflects the severity of the disease. This research utilized a cross-sectional descriptive method, selecting pediatric patients aged 3 years and younger with pneumonia at Children's Hospital 2. We collected baseline variables, the severity of pneumonia, and the position of the index finger from the patients, then analyzed the relationship between the index finger's position, the severity of pneumonia, and the influence of various factors on the index finger. The research included 406 children whose baseline characteristics were similar to those in previous reports. There was a significant correlation between the position of the index finger and the severity of pneumonia: the Wing Gate was associated with mild pneumonia, the Qi Gate with severe pneumonia, and the Life Gate with very severe pneumonia. The position of the index finger correlates with related factors such as premature birth, low birth weight, and malnutrition. These results reveal a correlation between TCM and Western medicine's diagnostic methods, implying that one can use the index finger's position to clinically diagnose the severity of the disease.