Wikidata:Property proposal/medical indication

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medical indication

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Originally proposed at Wikidata:Property proposal/Natural science

Descriptionmedical condition for which the net benefit of a medical procedure is expected to be positive
Representsindication (Q496997)
Data typeItem
Template parameter"indications" in fr:Modèle:Infobox Intervention
Domainitems under medical procedure (Q796194)
Example 1total elbow arthroplasty (Q110972558)rheumatoid arthritis (Q187255), as stated in Indications and outcome in total elbow arthroplasty: A systematic review (Q100948535)
Example 2whole-body MRI (Q110972658)lymphoma (Q208414), as stated in Whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (WB-MRI) in oncology: an Italian survey (Q96642756)
Example 3pacemaker implantation (Q110972765)sinus node dysfunction (Q103397599), as stated in 2021 PACES expert consensus statement on the indications and management of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices in pediatric patients (Q110972890)
Example 4cesarean section (Q228036)malpresentation of fetus (Q1309355), as stated in A Cross-Sectional Study Examining Differences in Indication for Cesarean Delivery by Race/Ethnicity (Q110972543)
Planned usesystematic interlinking between common medical conditions and common medical procedures
Expected completenessalways incomplete (Q21873886)
Robot and gadget jobsEventually yes, though none are planned in the immediate future
See alsoMost relevant: medical condition treated (P2175), has use (P366). Also related: medical examination (P923), possible treatment (P924), drug or therapy used for treatment (P2176), positive therapeutic predictor for (P3354), negative therapeutic predictor for (P3355), therapeutic area (P4044), may prevent disease (P4954)
Wikidata projectWikidata:WikiProject Medicine

Motivation

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For a medical intervention to be carried out on a patient, there must generally be a medical reason (exceptions and edge cases exist, e.g. for training purposes or control groups in clinical trials). These medical reasons are commonly termed indication (Q496997)  View with Reasonator View with SQIDView profile on Scholia}, i.e. conditions under which a particular medical intervention is expected to have a net benefit based on the available evidence on the impact of the intervention under circumstances comparable to those of the case in question. The main benefits may be diagnostic or therapeutic in nature, as per diagnostic indication (Q110971671)  View with Reasonator View with SQIDView profile on Scholia and therapeutic indication (Q86740531)  View with Reasonator View with SQIDView profile on Scholia. For therapeutic ones, medical condition treated (P2175) View with SQIDView profile on Scholia is a close match but I do not see a good way to express diagnostic ones (as in example 2), nor contraindication (Q1848900)  View with Reasonator View with SQIDView profile on Scholia (e.g. some types of pacemakers are unsuitable for Magnetic Resonance Imaging), so I am starting this discussion to clarify the data model used in this area. Daniel Mietchen (talk) 21:50, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion

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@ArthurPSmith: I think if we go for a property medical indication as proposed here, we should probably start a companion property for counterindication. If we do not create the property proposed here, the discussion for counterindication might take another turn. --Daniel Mietchen (talk) 22:43, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]