Eccentric visual acuity in patients with macular disease

A series of cards each containing a two dimensional array of identical Snellen "E's" was used to determine best eccentric visual acuity in patients with macular disease having Snellen visual acuity of 20/70 or worse. Each "full field E" card simultaneously presents the same letter to foveal and parafoveal areas. This test can therefore determine quickly if potentially useful vision is present in any area of the central visual field. In our study of 37 eyes, 70% demonstrated potential visual acuity at least two times better than visual acuity measured by conventional methods, and 20% demonstrated at least a fourfold improvement. This suggests that most patients with macular disease do not spontaneously employ their best remaining area of retina for fixation.     

中药蜡疗结合康复护理对气滞血瘀型腰椎间盘突出症患者腰椎功能的影响

目的 探讨中药蜡疗结合康复护理对气滞血瘀型腰椎间盘突出症患者腰椎功能的影响。方法 选择本院于2019年2月—2020年3月间收治的腰椎间盘突出症患者90例,按随机数字表法分为2组,各45例。对照组行常规康复护理联合单纯蜡泥外敷治疗,在此基础上,研究组行中药蜡疗干预。比较2组疼痛程度、腰椎功能、生活质量。结果 干预后,研究组视觉模拟评分法(VAS)评分(0.45±0.06)较对照组(0.85±0.10)低,腰椎日本骨科协会(JOA)评分(25.26±2.05)较对照组(20.68±3.09)高,差异有统计学意义(t=23.009、8.285,P<0.001);研究组躯体疼痛、生理职能、活力、总体健康、生理功能、社会功能评分(71.30±8.21、75.24±7.98、74.12±8.65、67.59±9.94、79.30±10.01、85.60±6.85)较对照组(62.20±7.28、57.54±6.20、58.89±7.02、49.01±8.04、72.23±8.32、79.15±5.85)高,差异有统计学意义(t=5.563、11.750、9.171、9.749、3.644、4.803,P<0.05)。结论 中药蜡疗结合康复护理可有效减轻气滞血瘀型腰椎间盘突出症患者疼痛程度,改善腰椎功能,提高生活质量。     

递进式目标康复护理对老年股骨颈骨折人工置换患者的临床效果

目的：探究递进式目标康复护理对老年股骨颈骨折人工置换患者术后功能恢复的影响及护理体会。方法：选取河南大学第一附属医院2018年6月至2020年8月期间收治的112例老年股骨颈骨折人工置换患者,按照手术先后顺序分为观察组和对照组,各56例。对照组患者实施常规护理,观察组患者实施递进式目标康复护理干预,比较两组患者自我效能水平、髋关节功能及日常活动能力。结果：干预后观察组患者自我效能、髋关节功能、日常活动能力评分均高于对照组,差异具有统计学意义（P <0.05）。结论：递进式目标康复护理干预的应用对促进老年股骨颈骨折人工置换患者自我效能水平,提高术后髋关节功能恢复情况,改善其日常活动能力等方面均具有较高的可行性。     

浅析社会工作介入在儿童福利机构脑瘫儿童康复治疗中的应用

脑瘫儿童康复治疗工作备受关注,脑瘫病症一旦在儿童身上出现,会对患儿自身及儿童福利机构带来沉重压力。儿童福利机构脑瘫儿童康复期间,社会工作及时介入,一定程度上为儿童福利机构提供支持,因为工作人员凭借专业知识及技能帮助脑瘫儿童早日康复,促进患儿身心健康发展。文章通过阐述儿童福利机构运用社会工作方法介入脑瘫儿童康复治疗的情况,分析具体工作中存在的问题,提出改进思路,从而提高脑瘫疾病治疗质量,提升孤残儿童幸福指数。     

Machine Learning Algorithms to Predict Mortality and Allocate Palliative Care for Older Patients With Hip Fracture

ObjectivesTo evaluate a machine learning model designed to predict mortality for Medicare beneficiaries aged >65 years treated for hip fracture in Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs).DesignRetrospective design/cohort analysis of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility–Patient Assessment Instrument data.Setting and ParticipantsA total of 17,140 persons admitted to Medicare-certified IRFs in 2015 following hospitalization for hip fracture.MeasuresPatient characteristics include sociodemographic (age, gender, race, and social support) and clinical factors (functional status at admission, chronic conditions) and IRF length of stay. Outcomes were 30-day and 1-year all-cause mortality. We trained and evaluated 2 classification models, logistic regression and a multilayer perceptron (MLP), to predict the probability of 30-day and 1-year mortality and evaluated the calibration, discrimination, and precision of the models.ResultsFor 30-day mortality, MLP performed well [acc = 0.74, area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) = 0.76, avg prec = 0.10, slope = 1.14] as did logistic regression (acc = 0.78, AUROC = 0.76, avg prec = 0.09, slope = 1.20). For 1-year mortality, the performances were similar for both MLP (acc = 0.68, AUROC = 0.75, avg prec = 0.32, slope = 0.96) and logistic regression (acc = 0.68, AUROC = 0.75, avg prec = 0.32, slope = 0.95).Conclusion and ImplicationsA scoring system based on logistic regression may be more feasible to run in current electronic medical records. But MLP models may reduce cognitive burden and increase ability to calibrate to local data, yielding clinical specificity in mortality prediction so that palliative care resources may be allocated more effectively.     

射野孔径形状控制器对直肠癌快速容积旋转调强放射治疗计划质量、机器传输能力和准确性的影响研究

目的:研究Eclipse15.5治疗计划系统中射野孔径形状控制器(ASC)对直肠癌快速(RapidArc)容积旋转调强放射治疗(VMAT)计划质量、机器传输能力和剂量传输准确性的影响。方法:选取医院收治的20例直肠癌患者,对每个病例生成ASC"off"、ASC"verylow"、ASC"moderate"和ASC"veryhigh"共4组RapidArc对照计划。其中ASC调节等级分别设置为关闭(off)、非常低(verylow)、中等(moderate)和非常高(veryhigh),其他计划参数设置保持一致,使用射野剂量系统(PD)验证剂量传输的准确性。主要评价指标包括剂量体积直方图(DVH)、Paddick适形指数(PCI)、梯度指数(GI)、均质性指数(HI)、剂量率(DoseRate)、机架转速(GantrySpeed)、机器跳数(MUs)、每角度机器跳数(MU/deg)和Gamma通过率,采用单因素方差分析和Kruskal-Wallis秩和检验检测4组ASC计划之间各项统计指标的差异。结果:4组ASC计划间除计划靶区平均剂量(PTV D_med)差异有统计学意义(F=3.243,P=0.027)外,其他DVH、PCI、GI和HI指标差异均无统计学意义。机器传输能力中ASC为very low、moderate和very high的MUs较off分别下降14.4%、20.9%和29.6%。4组计划间DoseRate、MU/deg和MUs差异有统计学意义(x²=16.621,x²=16.007,x²=15.877;P=0.001)。剂量传输准确性中4组计划间3%/3 mm和2%/2 mm的Gamma通过率差异均无统计学意义。结论:计划设计过程中需考虑ASC对各项计划指标的影响,应根据计划的复杂性和临床需要调整ASC的等级。     

上下肢康复机器人检验常见问题的讨论

随着我国医疗器械技术的发展,上下肢康复机器人作为一种新型的医疗器械出现在大众面前,很大程度上替代了传统的康复训练,提高了康复训练的效率。但是上下肢康复机器人的出现也伴随着一些问题,文章结合上下肢康复机器人的一些标准及广东省医疗器械质量监督检验所近年来对上下肢康复机器人的检测情况进行探讨,并提出一些问题和建议,以期能够规范上下肢康复机器人的市场和提高上下肢康复机器人的产品质量。     

The Association of Changes in Physical Performance During Geriatric Inpatient Rehabilitation With Short-Term Hospital Readmission,Institutionalization, and Mortality: RESORT

ObjectivesGeriatric inpatient rehabilitation aims to restore function, marked by physical performance, to enable patients to return and remain home after hospitalization. However, after discharge some patients are soon readmitted, institutionalized, or may die. Whether changes in physical performance during geriatric rehabilitation are associated with these short-term adverse outcomes is unknown. This study aimed to determine the association of changes in physical performance during geriatric inpatient rehabilitation with short-term adverse outcomes.DesignObservational longitudinal study.Setting and ParticipantsGeriatric rehabilitation inpatients of the REStORing health of acutely unwell adulTs (RESORT) cohort study of the Royal Melbourne Hospital (Melbourne, Australia) were included.MethodsThe change from admission to discharge in the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score, balance, gait speed (GS), chair stand test (CST), and hand grip strength (HGS) were calculated and analyzed using logistic regression analysis with readmission, incidence of institutionalization, and mortality, and ≥1 adverse outcome within 3 months postdischarge.ResultsOf 693 inpatients, 11 died during hospitalization and 572 patients (mean age 82.6 ± 7.6 years, 57.9% female) had available physical performance data. Within 3 months postdischarge, 47.3% of patients had ≥1 adverse outcome: readmission was 20.8%, institutionalization was 26.6%, and mortality was 7.9%. Improved SPPB score, balance, GS, CST, and HGS were associated with lower odds of institutionalization and mortality. Improved GS was additionally associated with lower odds of readmission [odds ratio (OR) 0.35, 95% CI 0.16-0.79]. CST score had the largest effect, with a 1-point increase associating with 40% lower odds of being institutionalized (OR 0.60, 95% CI 0.42-0.86), 52% lower odds of mortality (OR 0.48, 95% CI 0.29-0.81), and a 24% lower odds of ≥1 adverse outcome (OR 0.76, 95% CI 0.59-0.97).Conclusions and ImplicationsImprovement in physical performance was associated with lower odds of short-term institutionalization and mortality indicating the prognostic value of physical performance improvement during geriatric inpatient rehabilitation.