Objective To explore the effectiveness and safety of topical phenytoin for wound healing. Methods We searched MEDLINE (1966 to Oct. 2002), EMBASE (1984 to 2002), The Cochrane Library (Issue 4, 2002), Biological Abstracts (1993 to 1996), Cancerlit (1997 to Sept. 2002), Life Science Collection (1982 to Mar. 1995), International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (1970 to 2002), and CBMdisc (1978 to Jan. 2003). Controlled trials on topical phenytoin for wound healing were identified. The methodological quality of included studies was assessed, and a descriptive analysis was performed. Results Nine studies (507 cases) including 1 randomized controlled trials (RCT) and 8 non-randomized controlled trials were included. These studies were of poor methodological quality. Because there were a variety of etiology of ulcers, differnet interventions in control groups, and different outcome measures, for which meta-analysis was difficult to perform, a descriptive analysis of the results was presented. Most studies showed that topical phenytoin had better effects on improving healthy granulation appearance, increasing complete recovery rate, reducing time for complete recovery, and positive cases of bacterial culture than those of control groups. Mild side effects were observed in only one study.Conclusions The reviewers think that the inclusion studies less rigorous than randomized controlled trials could result in misleading findings.Some well designed randomized controlled trials of topical phenytoin for wound healing are warranted.
During the medical rescue of Wenchuan earthquake, the Nursing Department of West China Hospital of Sichuan University immediately initiated the emergency response plan, reasonably dispatched nurses of the medical teams from West China Hospital, other provinces and foreign countries. Meanwhile, the Nursing Department set up the medical team for emergency treatment, provided the basic information of the wounded, established the flow of rapid registration and rapid preview, formulated and optimized the flow of the admission of the wounded, and improved the flow of information-collecting. What’s more, the nursing department adjusted the current work according to the situation of hospitalization of the wounded in different stages to ensure the efficient running of medical rescue. Moreover, the routine nursing practice was also maintained and none of the inpatients other than those from the disaster area got involved in any unexpected accident.
Objective To explore the effect of a teamwork intervention during their rehabilitation process for patients who had undergone an amputatation after an earthquake. Methods A total of 85 patients undergoing amputation were included in the study. A rehabilitation team consisting of orthopaedic doctors, orthopaedic nurses, physical therapists, professional therapists, psychology consultants, volunteers, social workers, patients and their relatives participated in the comprehensive rehabilitation program. The outcome of this teamwork intervention was evaluated. Results Statistically significant improvement was observed in terms of patients’ physiological, psychological and social roles after the teamwork intervention ( Plt;0.05). Conclusion The teamwork intervention can improve the overall outcome of rehabilitation, including quality of life, in amputated patients following an earthquake.
During the medical rescue after Wenchuan earthquake, based on the design and implementation of the management process of blood purification equipment, we gave the top priority to those patients with post-disaster crush syndrome to ensure their hemodialytic treatment. Through strict management of blood purification technology, the outcomes of these patients have been fundamentally improved and the incidence of complications was substantially reduced. Safe and effective hemodialytic treatment have been administered to 77 patients with crush syndrome (813 case-times).
Nursing is one of the disciplines that has been influenced and inspired by the evidence-based medical thinking model during early times. In the past 20 years, evidence-based nursing has developed rapidly and vigorously in the field of international nursing and has become an inevitable trend of future nursing practice. Evidence-based nursing education, research and practice have been simultaneously promoted, and construction of the platform has gradually improved, forming a systematic evidence-based nursing science system and enriching the connotation of evidence-based science.