International audienceWe propose a methodology for the extraction of local trends from a stream of data. It has been designed to suit the needs of interpretation-oriented visualization and symbolization from ICU monitoring data. After giving implementation details for efficient computation of local trends, we propose the use of a characteristic analysis span for each variable. This characteristic span is obtained from a set of criteria that we compare and evaluate in regardof analysis of ICU monitoring data gathered within the Aiddaig project. The processing results in a rich visual representation and a framework for the local symbolization of the data stream based on its dynamics
