Objective To investigate the preoperative design and application of the minimum foveolar translocation distance and angle of macular translocation. Methods The fundus fluorescein and indocyanine green an giographies were performed on 53 eyes of 53 patients with classic subfoveal choroidal neovascularization (SCNV), including 42 with exudative age-related macular degeneration and 11 with high myopic macular degeneration. The actual area of macular SCNV and the minimum foveolar translocation distance and angle were analyzed. Results The actual area of SCNV was 0.39~18.00 mm2 with the mean of (3.08±3.22) mm2. The designed minimum superior translocation distance was 67~2 240μm with the mean of (845.72±425.23) μm;the minimum designed minimum inferior translocation distance was 53~2 430 μm with the mean of (912.17±547.77) μm. The minimum designed superior translocation angle was 1~32°with the mean of (13.23±6.6 8)°;the minimum designed inferior translocation angle was 1~35°with the mean of (14.06±8.46)°. The individual difference of the minimum designed superior and inferior translocation distance was more than 500 μm in 16 eyes (30.19 % ), and the difference of translocation angle was more than 10°in 11(20.75%). Conclusion Preoperative design of minimum translocation distance and angle of macular translocation may be helpful to choose the operation program. (Chin J Ocul Fundus Dis,2004,20:75-77)
Objective The ultimate goal of developing guidelines is for using them in clinical practice. In this study, an implementation evaluation tool was developed to promote the overall evaluation of guidelines and to improve their promotion and implementation. Methods The research group set up a team to formulate and establish a guideline implementation evaluation tool, through preliminary research, interviews, a systematic review of relevant literature, two expert consensus meetings and two Delphi expert consensus meetings to evaluate the guideline implementation tool. Experts were invited to give opinions and grades on the fields, items and overall implementation evaluation method of the tool. Results The evaluation tool for the implementation of guidelines included 5 fields, accessibility, communicability, performability, recognizability and applicability, with a total of 7 items. The scale-level CVIs in two rounds of Delphi expert consensus were 0.91 and 0.93. We collected opinions and suggestions and made some revisions and insertions without deleting any items based on the parameter that no items fulfilled the standard if mean <3.5, coefficient of variation >15% and I-CVI<0.78. Conclusion In this study, in order to provide a standard and method for the evaluation of guideline implementation, a guideline implementation evaluation tool has been developed and evaluated by clinically-related physicians and guideline formulation methodology experts. The guideline implementation evaluation tool presents satisfactory face and content validity. Empirical research is needed to verify the tool’s performance in evaluating guideline implementation.
Objective To explore the methods of intervention for street-based female sex workers (FSWs) by assessing the intervention process, and evaluate the effectiveness. Methods By cluster sampling procedure, many streetbased female sex workers in Yuzhong district were intervened systematically after informed consent. Before and after the intervention, questionnaire survey was conducted to understand their KAP towards AIDS and analyzed the results of the questionnaire and the effectiveness of intervention. Results The recognition rate abut AIDS knowledge was improved markedly, from the previous 28% to the later 70.5%; condom use in last act increased the previous 59% to the later 75%, consistent use in recent month changed from 4% to 26%; Peer education was trained. Conclusion systematical intervention among street-based female sex workers is critical for spread of AIDS.
Objective To evaluate the effect of teaching evidence-based medicine (EBM) in postgraduates. Methods One hundred and thirteen postgraduates in the second year grade selecting an EBM course were included. The course lasted four weeks (twice a week, 3 hours each time and total 21 hours). The courses were delivered in combination with cases. The teaching effect was evaluated by requesting the students to present an evidence-based case report on the five steps of evidence-based practice. Each teacher assessed the reports independently. Results The mean score of 107 EBM case reports was 51.35±11.38. Distribution of the mean score was nearly normal. Score distribution of the items: the full mark rate was 97% for case depiction and 62% for evidence searching. Stratified analysis: ① Formulating answerable clinical questions: the full mark rate was 88% for clear statement of patient type, 89% for clear statement of intervention, 35% for control and 36% for outcome statement, respectively. ② Searching evidence: the full marks rate was 95% for selecting relevant database, 90% for searching term, 68% for searching strategy and 79% for searching result depiction, respectively. ③ Critical appraisal of evidence: the full mark rate of critical appraisal of the clinical importance and validity of evidence was very low (35% and 7%respectively). ④ Evidence applying: the full mark rate of intervention’s benefit and risk for individual patient and patient’s value was higher than that of applying evidence to patients and intervention feasibility (24% and 21%, 16% and 12%). ⑤ Evaluation: the full mark rate of clinical result evaluation was higher than that of performance of evidence-based practice (55% and 17%). Conclusions Teaching EBM for postgraduates was successful, we need to strengthen the practice of critical appraisal and applying evidence for patients in the future EBM course.
ObjectiveTo analyze the roles of three scoring systems, i.e. Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) Ⅱ, Ranson’s criteria, and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA), in predicting mortality in patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) admitted to intensive care unit (ICU), and explore the independent risk factors for mortality in SAP patients.MethodsThe electronic medical records of SAP patients who admitted to ICU of West China Hospital, Sichuan University between July 2014 and July 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. Data of the first APACHE Ⅱ, Ranson’s criteria, SOFA score, duration of mechanical ventilation, the use of vasoactive drugs and renal replacement therapy, and outcomes were obtained. The receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the value of APACHE Ⅱ score, Ranson’s criteria, and SOFA score in predicting the prognosis of SAP. Logistic regression models were created to analyze the independent effects of factors on mortality.ResultsA total of 290 SAP patients hospitalized in ICU were screened retrospectively, from whom 60 patients were excluded, and 230 patients including 162 males and 68 females aged (51.1±13.7) years were finally included. The ICU mortality of the 230 patients with SAP was 27.8% (64/230), with 166 patients in the survival group and 64 patients in the death group. The areas under ROC curves of APACHE Ⅱ, Ranson’s criteria, APACHE Ⅱ combined with Ranson’s criteria, and SOFA score in predicting mortality in SAP patients admitted to ICU were 0.769, 0.741, 0.802, and 0.625, respectively. The result showed that APACHE Ⅱcombined with Ranson’s criteria was superior to any single scoring system in predicting ICU death of SAP patients. The result of logistic regression analysis showed that APACHE Ⅱ score [odds ratio (OR)=1.841, 95% confidence interval (CI) (1.022, 2.651), P=0.002], Ranson’s criteria [OR=1.542, 95%CI (1.152, 2.053), P=0.004], glycemic lability index [OR=1.321, 95%CI (1.021, 1.862), P=0.008], the use of vasoactive drugs [OR=15.572, 95%CI (6.073, 39.899), P<0.001], and renal replacement therapy [OR=4.463, 95%CI (1.901, 10.512), P=0.001] contributed independently to the risk of mortality.ConclusionsAPACHE Ⅱ combined with Ranson’s criteria is better than SOFA score in the prediction of mortality in SAP patients admitted to ICU. APACHE Ⅱ score, Ranson’s criteria, glycemic lability index, the use of vasoactive drugs and renal replacement therapy contribute independently to the risk of ICU mortality in patients with SAP.
This paper analyzed the four aspects of the medical consortium both in China and abroad, including evaluation of object, theoretical basis and model, content and method, and provided reference for construction and development of medical consortium evaluation in China.
【摘要】 目的 探讨高血压危象评估和处理原则及对高血压危象急诊处理的指导意义。 方法 依据高血压危象评估和处理原则对2008年1月-2009年12月期间收治的160例高血压危象患者进行诊断和治疗。结果 160例高血压危象患者中,高血压急症134例,高血压亚急症26例。高血压急症中,以心脑血管病变为主,包括脑卒中、急性冠脉综合征和急性左侧心力衰竭。依据高血压危象评估和处理原则进行急诊处理,能够对高血压危象进行准确评估和有效处理,减少诊治失误,降低死亡率并改善预后。结论 有关高血压危象的评估和处理原则能够指导高血压危象的急诊处理,取得良好的预后。【Abstract】 Objective To investigate the principles of evaluation and management of hypertensive crises in order to guide emergency clinical practice for better managements and prognosis. Methods One hundred and sixty patients with hypertensive crises admitted to our department from January 2008 to December 2009 had been diagnosed and treated. Results There were 134 patients with hypertensive emergencies (HE) and 26 patients with hypertensive urgencies(HU)in accordance with those principle. Cardiocerebralvascular diseases were the main symptom of HE including stroke, acute coronary syndrome and acute left ventricular failure. According to those principles,the emergency management was carried out, accuracy evaluation and effective management of hypertensive crises could reduce wrong diagnosis and treatment,decrease mortality and improve prognosis. Conclusion The principle of evaluation and management of hypertensive crises could guide the emergency management of hypertensive crises and obtain better prognosis.
Active medical device is a kind of medical device which is widely used. In order to realize the goal of high-quality development, product with high reliability is a necessary requirement for the domestic active medical device industry. By means of literature research, data collection, field research, materials comprehensive combing and analysis, this paper systematically analyzes and studies the current situations and the existing problems of reliability and evaluation from the dimensions of Chinese active medical device industry policy, enterprise situation and evaluation method. In addition, by considering the technical characteristics of reliability work, concrete suggestions for solving the problems are given from the directions of standard and guiding principle, so as to provide reference for active medical device industry to develop scientific and objective reliability technical standard system and guiding principle, which are in accord with the current characteristics of Chinese active medical device industry and supervision.
Objective To explore the evaluation index and appointment mechanism of healthy professional titles. Methods We collected the data of people evaluated and appointed as advanced professional titles, and the evaluation and appointment documents in West China Hospital. We analyzed the evaluation index and appointment mechanism. Results A total of 400 people gained senior title promotion. The evaluation indexes focused on academic degrees, papers, research projects, patents, as well as awards and honors. The research achievements reduced of 80% people who had gained senior titles. Conclusion Current evaluation indexes prefer to inflexible index and ignore flexible index. The appointment mechanism lacks outcome evaluation, and the professional title will not be eliminated once appointed. In the future, we should improve the evaluation index and appointment mechanism focusing on the specific characteristics of healthy professional titles.
ObjectivesTo evaluate the quality of evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence, so as to provide evidence for clinical stress urinary incontinence management research.MethodsWebsite of the professional society, clinical practice guide website, Yimaitong website, PubMed, CNKI, WanFang Data and VIP databases were electronically searched to collect stress urinary incontinence management related guidelines from January 1st, 2014 to January 1st, 2019. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data and evaluated the quality of included guidelines using Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (AGREE Ⅱ) and the characteristics of each guidelines were analyzed.ResultsWe identified totally 8 relevant evidence-based guidelines in this field. The average standardized scores in the 6 domains of AGREE II were 90.74% (scope and purpose), 78.71% (stakeholder involvement), 74.60% (rigor of development), 93.52% (clarity of presentations), 61.81% (applicability), and 91.67% (independence). The overall standardized scores of 8 guidelines were 77.70%, and the total scores were 5.31 (out of 7). For overall quality, 4 of them were grade A and 4 of them were grade B.ConclusionsThe overall quality of evidence-based guidelines for stress urinary incontinence is high, and scores in different fields are vary large. Fields of " stakeholder involvement”, " rigor of development” and " applicability” with lower scores still requires strengthening. The current guidelines for female stress urinary incontinence in China still fails to meet the standards of evidence-based guidelines, so the quality of the guidelines should be improved to improve guide clinical practice.