ObjectiveTo explore the possible factors which can influence the tiered medication situation in dog-bite clinic in comprehensive hospitals and village (community) health service centers, in order to provide references for the standardization of the diagnosis and treatment for dog-bite exposed patients. MethodsWe conducted a retrospective observational study, searched the database of Dujiangyan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and collected all the information of dog-bite patients administrated by village (community) health service center or hospital from January 2012 to December 2015.Then we investigated the patients' satisfaction and clinical workers' familiarity of dog-bite injury treatment protocols by questionnaires in March 2016.The data were analyzed with statistical description and chi-square test, to explore the possible factors which might influence the tiered medication situation for patients exposed to dog bite in Dujiangyan city. ResultsThere was one comprehensive hospital and 27 township (community) health centers included in this study.During the study period, the total number and proportion of dog-bite injury patients admitted in the comprehensive hospital decreased year by year, especially for the number of grade-two dog-bite exposure patients.One the contrary, the total number and proportion of patients administrated by township (community) health service centers increased year by year, especially for the number (proportion) of grade-two and grade-three dog-bite exposure patients, which increased to 1 944(44.10%) and 1 248(28.31%), respectively.The results also showed that there were significant differences between the comprehensive hospital and township health centers in the satisfaction and familiarity investigation (P < 0.05). ConclusionsTownship and village (community) health service centers are treating many more patients than the comprehensive hospital, but with a lower satisfaction rate.The distribution of dog-bite exposure patients visiting different degrees of hospitals are generally consistent with tiered medication policy.However, township and village (community) health service centers are recommended to strengthen the staff training about how to deal with dog-bite injuries standardly in order to improve patients' satisfaction.
Objective To optimize the report procedure of infectious diseases, solve the problems during routine surveillance such as incomplete report and incorrect report, in order to improve the report quality of infectious diseases. Methods Common problems in the report cards which were systematically collected in the infectious disease report management system were analyzed. Then, through negotiation with engineers of the information center, procedures which might easily lead to errors were deleted, report procedures were optimized. Furthermore, clinicians were also trained on infectious disease report from time to time. The entire study was divided into three periods, including baseline period (from October 1, 2012 to December 31, 2013), intervention period (from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014) and enhanced intervention period (from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015). The incorrect report rate and incomplete report rate were automatically calculated and compared among the three periods to evaluate the report quality. Results Compared with the baseline period, the total incomplete rate in the enhanced intervention period decreased from 8.21% to 3.19% (χ2=103.143,P<0.001), the incorrect report rate of hepatitis B virus decreased from 32.84% to 21.63% (χ2=19.002,P<0.001), and the incorrect report rate of syphilis decreased from 24.93% to 6.86% (χ2=90.416,P<0.001). respectively. Conclusion The infectious disease report system plays a very important role in timely identification of errors and improvement of incomplete and incorrect report, and is of great significance in the management of infectious diseases.