Standardization of Syndrome Differentiation Defined by Traditional Chinese Medicine in Operative Breast Cancer: A Modified Delphi Study

Table 3

The experts’ opinion on the classification of treatment phase and syndrome differentiation in the second round.

Stage	Syndrome manifestations	Number	Percent
The operation period
Preoperation	Stagnation of liver-qi and phlegm	7	1
	Phlegm and blood stasis syndrome	18	1
	Chongren imbalance	18	1
	Deficiency of healthy energy and sthenia of evil	17	0.94
	Sick undocumented type	10	0.56
Postoperation	Spleen disharmony syndrome	17	0.94
	Deficiency of vital energy and blood pattern	18	1
	Qi-Yin deficiency type	15	0.83
Chemotherapy period	Spleen disharmony syndrome	18	1
	Deficiency of vital energy and blood pattern	17	0.94
	Qi-Yin deficiency type	16	0.89
	Deficiency of the liver and kidney	17	0.94
	Deficiency of the spleen and kidney	18	1
Radiotherapy period	Deficiency of vital energy and blood pattern	15	0.83
	Qi-Yin deficiency type	18	1
	Yin-chun deficiency	18	1
	Deficient yin induces vigorous fire	15	0.83
Consolidation period	Deficiency of vital energy and blood pattern	18	1
	Qi-Yin deficiency type	18	1
	Deficiency of the spleen and kidney	18	1
	Chongren imbalance	15	0.83