Objective To assess the appropriateness of Barthel Index (BI) and Modified Rankin Scales (MRS) used as long-term outcome measures in a stroke data register and to investigate the correlation between cutoff points of the two scales in different stroke patients with and without disability. Methods Nine hundred and twelve patients were registered prospectively. BI and MRS were evaluated at the end of 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after stroke onset. The distribution, ceiling effects and floor effects of the two scales were evaluated. A logistic regression model was established to investigate correlation of cutoff points of BI and MRS. Results There were a total of 2 829 evaluation points of BI and MRS. The percentages of patients reaching the maximum scores of BI at the end of 3, 6 and 12 months (54.8％, 62.2％ and 68.3％, respectively) were higher than those of MRS. There was significant correlation between the two scales (Spearman’s correlation coefficient 0.887, P＜0.05), when MRS scores of ≤1 and ≤2 were taken as cutoff points, the corresponding cutoff points of BI score were ≥90 and ≥85, respectively. Conclusions BI has significant ceiling effects when used as long-term outcome measurement in a stroke data register. There was significant correlation between BI and MRS scores. In future clinical studies, an MRS score ≤2 or BI score ≥85 could be used as cutoff points in predicting stroke patients with and without disability.
OBJECTIVE: To study the effective protective measures to ensure sufficient blood supply to the jejunal segment in reconstruction of esophagus. METHODS: According to evidence based on medicine, we analyzed retrospectively 69 patients (48 cicatricial stenosis due to chemical burn, 21 defects due to excision of esophagus cancer), whose esophagus were reconstructed with free jejunal graft(in 28 cases) and with pedicle jejunal graft (in 41 cases) from 1980 to 2001. RESULTS: All patients were followed up for 1-21 years. Of 43 patients treated before 1996, 5 complicated by anastomotic leakage, 1 by strangulated intestinal obstruction; of 26 patients treated after 1996 (6 with free jejunal graft, 20 with pedicle jejunal graft), only one case complicated by anastomotic leakage. CONCLUSION: The preservative measures for good blood supply to the jejunal segment include the following aspects: (1) complete marginal vascular arcade without tension in the mesojejunum; (2) vessel anastomosis smooth; (3) 4-finger width pathway of jejunum; (4) the stable arterial blood pressure (more than 8 kPa); (5) a single-row anastomosis; and (6) the comprehensive preoperative management.
Objective To evaluate the effects of mass immunization campaign on the epidemiological characteristics of measles. Methods Comparison was made between the incidences of measles before and after the mass immunization campaign in 2007 in Shunqing prefecture of Nanchong city. Results The total number of the reported measles cases reached 460 during 2004 to 2007 in Shunqing prefecture of Nanchong city, and the respective annual rates of incidence were 4.04, 23.53, 11.84, and 33.57, respectively per 100 000 heads. Cases reported from April to July accounted to 73.91% of the total (340/460). Children under 15 were reported to have the highest incidence rate and accounted to 83.70% of the total (385/460), of which incidences of children under 1 accounted to 0%, 10.81%, 13.51% and 25.82%, respectively. Only 20.00% of the subjects (92/460) in this study had a definite history of measles vaccination. After the mass immunization campaign in September, 2007, only 10 cases were reported in 2008 and the incidence rate was 1.58 per 100 000 heads, a 95.29% decrease in incidence rate in comparison with that of the last year. Conclusion The mass immunization campaign has achieved substantial results.
This article introduces the measures that the scientific research base of West China Hospital has taken in its emergent response to the unexpected huge Wenchuan earthquake disaster, including safe evacuation, safety examination and removal of hidden dangers, damage reporting and a series of subsequent measures.
摘要:目的:探讨经尿道前列腺电切术中糖尿病患者血糖变化以及处理对策。方法:2006年7月~ 2009年1月共对80例患有前列腺增生合并糖尿病患者行TURP,同期对80例单纯性前列腺增生患者进行相同手术,回顾分析其术前、术中30 min、60 min、90 min 指尖血糖变化及干预情况。结果:治疗组80例患者,51例术中血糖值明显低于术前,分别为1.8～3 mmol/L;对照组术前与术中血糖值基本一致,血糖波动于4.5～5.6 mmol/L。结论:糖尿病患者糖的储备能力差,在行经尿道电切术中易发生低血糖综合征,术中及时的血糖监测及干预对保证患者的安全有重要意义。Abstract: Objective: To study the changes and measures against the glucose in the operation of the Diabetes by TURP. Methods:Eighty patients with prostate combining diabetes operated from July 2006 to Jan. 2009 were reviewed, and 80 prostate treated at the same period with the same operation measure were selected as control. The preoperative glucose, intraoperative glucose (30′, 60′,90′) of fingertip, and countermeasures were studied and compared between the two groups. Results:Fiftyone cases of the experimental group of intraoperative blood glucose was significantly lower than preoperative values, respectively 1.83 mmol/ L; control group preoperative and intraoperative blood glucose values were basically the same, blood glucose fluctuations in the 4.55.6 mmol/L. Conclusion: The capacity in patients with diabetes is poor, easy to hypoglycemia syndrome in the act of TURP surgery, intraoperative blood glucose monitoring and timely intervention to ensure patient safety significance.
By reviewing and analyzing the domestic and international rehabilitation medicine education, we try to forecast the development of rehabilitation medicine of Sichuan, and moreover, to summarize and analyze the problems and difficulties of rehabilitation medicine education in this province. Then, we put forward the development countermeasures of Sichuan rehabilitation medicine education from the aspect of talent training object and mode, in order to gradually establish and improve a rehabilitation medicine education system that can adapt to the training requirements of modern medicine, to cultivate talents of rehabilitation medicine suitable for national construction needs at every level, and to improve the overall quality of Sichuan rehabilitation medicine education and build a medical rehabilitation highland in West China.
ObjectiveTo investigate the situation of hospital infection with bacteria producing extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs), find the source of infection and analyze its transmission route, and take effective prevention and control measures to reduce the incidence of nosocomial infection. MethodsA hospital neonatal ward had six cases of ESBL-producing bacteria infections on February 16 to 26, 2012. According to the processing procedure for hospital infection outbreak, we carried out epidemiological investigation on the patient with suspected hospital infection, including checking the medical records, asking the doctor in charge about the patients'clinical symptoms, collecting sputum samples of the patients and environmental microbiology examination, etc. ResultsFour cases of infection were community-acquired, and two were nosocomial infection. Infection onsets were concentrated (between February 16 and February 26, 2012). Patients had similar clinical symptoms, including fever, cough, cough sputum, and lung wet rales, which showed a lower respiratory infection. Six strains of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli were isolated from the infected children, and their susceptibility reports were not entirely consistent, indicating that they did not belong to the same species and were not homologous pathogens. Through bedside survey, we also isolated from the environmental samples 6 ESBL-producing bacteria, and these bacteria were acquired from the milk countertops, kettle, ventilator tube, two doctors'nasal cavity, and the cleaners'nasal cavity in corresponding wards of those infected children. ConclusionThe infection does not belong to an outbreak of nosocomial infection, and it is only an aggregation event of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli. The symptoms of infection were mainly because of lower immunity of children themselves, plus not so good aseptic technique and management in the department of neonatology. Therefore, strengthening hand hygiene management of medical staffs, and regular environmental sanitation and disinfection can reduce the incidence of neonatal hospital infection.
ObjectiveTo research on the efficient and scientific management for clean operation room. MethodsWe invited a specialist team to deal with the problems of clean operation rooms in our hospital found by a third-party monitoring organization in June 2012. Through making regulations, installing equipment, strengthening management and distributing responsibilities, we tried to correct such problems as unstandardized number of dust particles, pressure, temperature and humidity. ResultsWithin two months of reforming, under multi-disciplinary cooperation, environmental monitoring of the clean operation room reached the management standard. ConclusionStrengthening the management of operation staff, logistics, environment and equipment can assure that the clean operation room conforms to the national management standard. This can effectively prevent hospital infection and assure medical safety. Multi-disciplinary cooperation plays a very important role through the process.
ObjectiveTo explore the potential safety problems of acute alcohol intoxication. MethodsBetweenDecember 2009 and December 2012, 508 patients with acute alcohol intoxication were admitted to the Department ofEmergency of our hospital. We analyzed the potential safety problems of acute alcohol intoxication and made relative countermeasures. ResultsThe 508 cases of acute alcohol intoxication were treated with comprehensive measures, such as physical examination, health condition evaluation, airway patency maintaining, vein channel establishing, accelerating in vivo alcohol exclusion, maintaining consciousness, taking safety protective measures, and strengthening the communication between doctors and patients. There was no accident injury or death occurred. ConclusionWe should pay more attention to the potential safety problems of patients with acute alcohol intoxication, and take measures to ensure their safety.
ObjectiveTo explore the risk factors and protective measures of the occupation exposure of probationer nurses in operation room. MethodsThe self-designed questionnaire was used to reveal the risk factors and protective measures of occupation exposure in probationer nurses worked at the operating room during January 2011 and December 2013. ResultsThe female probationer nurses in operating room accounted for 97.7%; the probationer nurses from the secondary specialized school accounted for 53.1%. All the nurses didn't received any occupational protection knowledge training in schools. The practical nurses who failed to follow the regulate operation accounted for 76.8%. The occupational exposure occurred in 457 nurses during the period, which accounted for 44.7% of all the probationer nurses surveyed; the biological occupational exposure accounted for 38.5%. ConclusionTo strengthen the occupation safety education of operation room nurses, strictly regulate the operation procedures, establish the consummation protection measures and regulations, and strengthen their self-protection awareness can effectively reduce the occupation exposure injury in the probationer nurses in operation room.