Objective To examine the feasibility and efficacy of narcotic drugs and the first psychotropic drugs of category handover procedures, which based on CA certification electronic signature technology in the anesthesia information management system. Methods The handover of narcotic drugs and the first class psychotropic drugs in 30 operating rooms of the Department of Anesthesiology at West China Tianfu Hospital of Sichuan University between June and July 2023 was selected as the research object. According to the handover of narcotic drugs and the first class psychotropic drugs, the 30 operating rooms that were handed over using paper-based system in June 2023 were designated as the traditional handover group, the 30 operating rooms that were handed over using CA certification electronic signature technology in July 2023 were designated as the paperless handover group. The time spent on quality control of management of narcotic and psychoactive drugs, the time spent on the handover of narcotic and psychiatric drugs, and the users’ effort degree and satisfaction by anesthesiologists and nurses were compared between the two groups. Results The traditional handover group completed 3027 surgeries, while the paperless handover group completed 3022 surgeries. There were no statistically significant difference in the daily average number of surgeries completed in the operating rooms [(137.59±10.81) vs.(137.36±11.98) cases] and usage of narcotics drugs and the first class psychotropic drugs [(713.91 ± 7.24) vs. (716.64 ± 6.53) pills] between the TPH and paperless handover groups. The time of checking drug handover records [(35.80±3.07) vs. (3.89±0.43）min] and the cost time of drugs handover [(6.07±0.55) vs. (3.57±0.39）min] in the traditional handover group were higher than those in the paperless handover group (P<0.001). The average laborious degres [(3.17±1.17) vs. (4.34±0.70)] and the satisfaction [(3.75±1.09) vs. (4.64±0.52)] of the traditional handover group are lower than those of the paperless handover group (P<0.001). Conclusions CA certification electronic signature technology significantly enhances management efficiency, reduces non-technical workload, optimizes the healthcare experience, and enables permanent storage and real-time retrieval of electronic records. It complies with data security and ecological healthcare requirements, making it highly worthy of application.
Adapting the existing guidelines in the context of specific regions can improve the efficiency of guidelines development, and reduce cost and time for developing guidelines. ADOLOPMENT is a methodological tool for guidelines adaptation, which was developed by the GRADE Working Group based on the standardized international guidelines making process. With ADOLOPMENT, developers can effectively use existing guidelines and evidence, avoid duplication of the evidence evaluation, and record the process from evidence to recommendations, which will ensure the transparency of adaptation, help users to understand the process, and improve the acceptability and credibility of guideline adaptation. This paper aims to introduce the ADOLOPMENT and its application.
The focus of health equity is to enable the public to have fair access to health services and achieve satisfactory health outcomes. With research developments, guideline developers increasingly pay more attention to the fairness in the practice guidelines and have carried out exploration and practice in the relevant guidelines. The GRADE working group has begun to investigate how to use GRADE to assess health equity in practice guidelines since 2014. In 2017, the series of methodological guidelines of health equity in guideline development was officially published. It proposed 5 approaches to evaluate health equity and pointed out current methodological challenges of applying GRADE to assess health equity. This paper aims to introduce the GRADE equity guidelines, so as to provide a reference for Chinese researchers in their practice.
Objectives To investigate the participation of magazines or journals' editors in the clinical practice guidelines in China. Methods WanFang Data, VIP, CNKI, CBM databases, as well as Baidu, Google and www.medlive.cn were searched online to collect incorporated guidelines in which magazines or journal editors participated in. Data was then analyzed. Results In total, 68 guidelines were selected, with 51 (75.00%) led by magazines and 17 (25.00%) edited by editors. 55 guidelines (80.88%) were the same in published and participated journals. Circulatory diseases (27.94%), diagnosis and treatment (54.41%) were the most concerned. 15 guidelines (22.06%) were updated. 17 guidelines reported the roles of the editors who were mostly expert group members (13.24%). 7 guidelines, 3 of which affirmed no relevant conflicts of interest, reported the sponsorship. The quality was higher than the domestic average while lower than the international guidelines. Conclusions The number of clinical practice guidelines magazines or editors participating in China is relatively small, while the quality was higher. The primary form of the participation is journal-led, however, the process, methods, roles, and conflicts of interest in the guidelines require further definition.
ObjectivesTo investigate the awareness and knowledge of Chinese guideline developers on the patient version of guidelines (PVG).MethodsA questionnaire was developed and distributed to participants of the guideline development workshop on the " 2017 Chinese Medical Doctor Association Annual Conference on Evidence-Based Medicine & Gansu Medical Doctor Association/ Gansu Medical Association Annual Conference on Evidence-Based Medicine”, and guideline developers in Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Xi’an, Beijing and other places were investigated through field surveys. The questionnaire included ten questions centred on respondents’ awareness and their views on the development of PVG. After the invalid questionnaire was excluded, Excel 2013 software was used for data entry, and SPSS 19.0 software was used for data analysis.Results150 questionnaires were distributed and 107 (71.3%) were collected, from which 90 (60.0%) questionnaires with complete response were analyzed. For the awareness of PVG: 30.0% of respondents chose " just know it without more knowledge”, 34.4% chose " never heard of”. The awareness was not associated with educational or departmental background, majors and regions (P>0.05). For opinions on PVG and its development process: 86.7% of the respondents thought PVG is necessary, 90% thought the presentation of PVG needs to follow reporting standards, and 45.6% thought the primary barrier of the development of PVG is lack of cognition.ConclusionsResearch work on PVGs is at an initial stage in China. The awareness among Chinese guideline developers and relevant researchers is lacking and the development methodology requires further exploration. Carrying out research relevant to PVG can promote its development and application in China, so as to improve the clinical practice.