Objective To analyze the risk factors associated with prolonged length of hospital stay (PLOS) after lobectomy for lung cancer patients. Methods The clinical records of 771 lung cancer patients undergoing lobectomy between May 2012 and June 2016 in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University were retrospectively analyzed. According to different length of hospital stay (LOS), 771 patients were divided into two groups, a normal LOS group and a PLOS group. In the normal LOS group, there were 551 patients including 234 females and 317 males with a median age of 59 years, whose LOS was shorter than 8.0 days. In the PLOS group, there were 220 patients including 72 females and 148 males with a median age of 60 years, whose LOS was no less than 8.0 days. Then, we analyzed the independent risk factors of PLOS by multivariate logistic regression analysis. Results Univariate analysis showed that risk factors for PLOS included male, arrhythmias and atrioventricular block, smaller FVC%, unilateral pneumonectomy, operation and anesthesia duration, intraoperative blood loss and number of lymph node dissection in the operation (P<0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the age ≥75 years (OR=4.100, 95%CI 1.677 to 10.026), unilateral pneumonectomy (OR=2.563, 95%CI 1.473 to 4.460), FVC% < 89.05% (OR=1.500, 95%CI 1.020 to 2.206), numbers of lymph node dissection≥ 13.5 (OR=1.826, 95%CI 1.262 to 2.642), operation duration≥126.5 min (OR=1.858, 95%CI 1.200 to 2.876) and arrhythmia (OR=2.944, 95%CI 1.380 to 6.284) were independent risk factors of PLOS (all P<0.05). Conclusion LOS is influenced by age, surgical type, FVC%, numbers of lymph node dissection, arrhythmia and operation duration. Careful assessment and appropriate management of risk factors are helpful to improve postoperative recovery after lobectomy for lung cancer patients.
Objective To assess the global situation of off-label drug use in hospitalized children. Methods The databases such as PubMed, EMbase, CBM, CNKI and VIP were searched to collect studies on off-label drug use in hospitalized children at age of 0 to 18 years old. The publication language was limited to English and Chinese. The quality assessment was based on Crombie Criteria for cross-sectional studies. The incidence of off-label drug use was described in different wards and age groups, and the proportion of different off-label used drugs was analyzed. Results The total 29 cross-sectional studies were included, involving 8 560 children and 41 655 prescriptions. a) Median (IQR) of off-label use incidence: Neonatal ICU 52.5% (23.0% to 44.8%), Pediatric ICU 43.5% (34.5% to 60%), General pediatric ward 35.5% (23.8% to 43.3%), Pediatric surgical ward 27.5% (23.0% to 44.8%); b) The results of off-label incidence in different age groups were inconsistent among different studies; and c) The off-label drug use for “no pediatric information” had the largest proportion, followed by dose and age. Conclusion a) Off-label drug use exists widely around the world, but the incidence varies a lot in different countries and different types of wards; b) The incidence of off-label drug use may be higher in ICU than in non-ICU, and higher in the neonatal ward than the pediatric ward; c) The off-label drug use for no pediatric information is the commonest type, and further clinical studies should focus on areas in which high quality evidence is totally absent; and d) The multi-center studies with unified design on off-label drug use in hospitalized children in China are urgently needed to provide evidence for policy-making.
ObjectiveTo systematically review the associations of cognitive frailty with mortality and hospitalization in the elderly. MethodsThe VIP, PubMed, CNKI, WanFang Data, CBM, Embase, Cochrane Library and Web of Science databases were electronically searched to collect cohort studies on the association of cognitive frailty with mortality or hospitalization in the elderly from inception to May, 2023. Two reviewers independently screened the literature, extracted data and assessed risk of bias of the included studies. Meta-analysis was performed by R 4.2.2 software. ResultsA total of 19 cohort studies involving 63 624 elderly were included. The results of meta-analysis showed that compared with healthy elder, the elder with cognitive frailty had a higher mortality (OR=2.75, 95%CI 2.10 to 3.59, P<0.01) and hospitalization (OR=1.67, 95%CI 1.40 to 2.00, P<0.01). Subgroup analysis showed that cognitive frailty was related to the risk of death in different status of frailty and cognitive function, different assessment tools, different countries of development, different follow-up time and research sites. At the same time, different status of frailty and cognitive function and different levels of development of countries were related to the risk of hospitalization. ConclusionCurrent evidence shows that cognitive frailty can increase the risk of hospitalization and mortality in the elderly. It is suggested that early screening and intervention of cognitive frailty should be carried out to effectively reduce the risk of adverse consequences, so as to achieve healthy aging.
Objective To Provide statistical references for disease-based payment reform with Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs). Methods Based on 1 969 stroke inpatients from two hospitals in Chongqing city, we used classification and regression trees (CART) of decision tree to establish classification regulations of the case-mix model for stroke inpatients, and multivariate statistical model to evaluate whether the case-mix could provide a satisfactory prediction to costs for stroke inpatients in comparison with the foreign model. Results ① The classification nodes of our model were surgical procedure, nursing care degree, and hospital infection respectively by which 1 969 stroke inpatients were divided into 5 groups. The classification nodes in foreign model were surgical procedure, age≥50 years, and whether patients would refer to other institutions after leaving the hospitals by which 1 969 stroke inpatients were also classified into 5 groups. ② For medical institutions and the third payers, we found that the data from our model could explain 80.46% of the total costs and 16.58% for individual inpatient, which were higher than that of foreign model (76.87% for medical institutions and the third payers, 9.13% for individuals ). Conclusions Compared with foreign model, our model is more suitable for the situation in China. The study is only based on 1 969 stroke inpatients from south west part of China, so the conclusion needs further studies to confirm.
Objective To verify the feasibility and effectiveness of the modified fast-track surgery (FTS) in the perioperative period of open liver resection. Methods A prospective randomized controlled trial was carried out in 188 consecutive patients undergoing open liver resection between March and December 2014 in the Department of Liver Surgery of West China Hospital. The modified fast recovery procedure and standard rehabilitation procedure were compared in terms of length of hospital stay after operation, hospitalization cost, complications and readmission rate. Results A total of 188 consecutive patients were enrolled in the trial. The analysis included 87 patients in the modified fast recovery group and 89 in the standard rehabilitation group. Compared with the standard rehabilitation group, the modified fast recovery group had a shorter length of hospital stay [(5.70±1.47)vs. (7.26±1.96) days] and a lower cost [(42.7±6.7)vs. (47.3±12.5) thousand yuan], and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). There were 20 complication cases in the modified group and 39 in the standard group with significant difference (P=0.003). There was no significant difference in the rate of readmission between the two groups (P=1.000). Compared with the standard group, patients in the modified group had less pain 8 hours, the 1st and 2nd days after surgery, better postoperative activities of daily living, more initiative cough times and off-bed activity times, longer duration of movement, and earlier bowel recovery and exhausting, and all the above differences were significantly different (P<0.05). Stepwise regression analysis showed that postoperative complications and bowel recovery and exhausting time were independent related factors for postoperative hospital stay (P<0.001). Conclusions Multimodal analgesia-based fast recovery procedure is feasible and effective in the perioperative period of partial hepatectomy. It can shorten the time of hospitalization and reduce the cost of hospitalization.
【摘要】 目的 探讨优质护理活动中应用风险管理措施提高住院老年患者安全的作用和意义。 方法 对2010年2月-2011年3月开展优质护理活动实施风险管理后，其老年住院患者安全事件预防控制情况进行回顾分析。 结果 应用风险管理措施后老年住院患者的护理不良事件发生减少，患者对护理工作的满意度提高。 结论 加强风险管理有助于保障患者安全，提高患者满意度，构建和谐护患关系。【Abstract】 Objective To investigate the role and the effect of risk management in good care service on the safety of elder in-patients. Methods From February 2010 to March 2011, the risk management was carried out during applying good care service. The prevention and control of the poor nursing events for the elder in-patients were retrospectively analyzed. Results The poor nursing events for the elder in-patients decreased obviously after the application of risk management, and the patients were pleased with the service of nurses. Conclusion Risk management is conducive to prove the safety of the in-patients, improve the degree of satisfaction of the patients, and make the harmonious relations between the nurses and the patients.
目的 了解我院住院患者抗菌药物的临床应用现状及存在问题，为临床合理使用抗菌药物提供参考。 方法 采用回顾性调查方法，对本院2008年11月-2009年4月的出院病历资料进行统计、分析。 结果 共调查病历1 000份，抗菌药物总使用率58.70％；其中预防用药使用率62.35％，治疗用药使用率37.65％；联合用药的比例为37.31％；不合理用药占19.76%。 结论 抗菌药物使用率较高，且使用存在一些不合理现象。医院应加强监管，对存在的问题应制订相应措施。
ObjectiveTo analyze the association between the cultural level and hospitalization management process and length of hospitalization of the colorectal patients served by West China Hospital of Sichuan University as a regional center in the current version of the Database from Colorectal Cancer (DACCA). MethodAccording to the established screening criteria, eligible colorectal cancer patients were collected from the updated version of DACCA on June 29, 2022. The analyzed data items included gender, age, BMI, blood type, marriage, waiting time before admission, preoperative hospitalization time, postoperative hospitalization time, total hospitalization time, and management process, and patients were divided into illiterate group, primary education group, medium education group, and higher education group according to their educational level, then compared the hospitalization management process and length of hospitalization of each group. ResultsA total of 4 765 eligible data were screened, with secondary education being the most prevalent (2 792, 58.6%), followed by primary (1 337, 28.1%) and higher education (417, 8.7%), and illiteracy being the least prevalent (219, 4.6%). In the classification of management processes, “regular” account for the majority (4 219, 88.5%), followed by “enhanced”(274, 5.8%), “individual” was third (231, 4.8%), and “rapid” was the least (41, 0.9%). There was no statistically significant difference in the comparison of waiting time before admission, preoperative hospitalisation time and postoperative hospitalisation time among patients with different literacy levels (P=0.371, P=0.095, P=0.352), but there was a statistically significant difference in total hospitalisation time (P=0.021), with a significant difference in total hospitalisation length between illiterate patients and patients with medium education (P=0.041). There was no statistically significant difference in the comparison of inpatient management processes of patients in different literacy groups (χ2=15.2, P=0.085). ConclusionsAnalysis of the DACCA data revealed a statistically significant difference in total hospitalisation time between patients with illiteracy and those with medium education. However, the choice of hospitalisation management process was similar for patients with different literacy levels, which needs to be further analysed for the reasons.