Temporal changes in extra-axial brain hematoma's signal intensity in magnetic resonance images of trauma patients: A preliminary,technical study

IntroductionDating the exact or estimated time of trauma is an important issue facing forensic medicine. Several clinical and radiological methods were used to achieve this purpose. In the recent study, we aimed to track the changes in the signal intensity of the extra-axial brain hematoma using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) conventional sequences as well as diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC).Materials and methodsConsidering inclusion and exclusion criteria, all patients with blunt head trauma were involved. After proper management., stabilization, and resuscitation, the participants were assessed using conventional sequences of MRI and DWI twenty-four hours, forty-eight hours, and three weeks after the injury. Temporal changes of signal intensity were compared by Wilcoxon ranged test.ResultsSixteen patients sustaining blunt head trauma were included in this study. The study showed that during the time, diffusion restriction could be seen in an extraaxial hematoma. At the first 24 hours, the signal of hematoma was void in 87.5% of DWI and 100% of ADC. On the second day, they were hypo-signal in 75% of DWI and 100% 0f ADCs, and after three weeks, 100% of cases were hyper-signal in DWI and hypo-signal ADCs.ConclusionThis preliminary study has shown that the DWI can be used to detect and track the extra-axial hematoma. The signal intensity was void during the first twentyfour hours, although it became hypo-signal after 48 hours. Of note, the diffusion restriction is noted after three weeks.     

北京市三级甲等医院结直肠癌患者就医流向规律分析

目的 分析不同特征的结直肠癌患者就医行为选择在中医院（含中西医结合医院）、西医院及肿瘤专科医院间的差异，为合理引导结直肠癌患者适宜就医及制订相关政策提供依据。方法 收集北京地区2018年1月-2019年12月17家三级甲等医院21894例首诊结直肠癌成年住院患者的病案首页数据，采用EmpowerStats 2.0对数据进行描述性分析。结果 21894例结直肠癌患者中就诊于中医院的有862例（3.93%），西医院的有8723例（39.85%），肿瘤专科医院的有12309例（56.22%）。对于不同医疗机构，男性占比均大于女性，58-68岁患者占比最大。且结直肠癌患者年龄、医疗付款方式及肿瘤分期在不同医疗机构间的分布存在差异（P<0.001）。西医院及肿瘤专科医院结直肠癌Ⅲ期患者占比最大，而就诊于中医院患者中结直肠癌Ⅳ期最多。从地域分布来看，异地就诊比例（57.32%）大于本地，且就诊于肿瘤专科医院的患者中73.66%来自外地。患者来源前三名分别是北京市、河北省及内蒙古自治区。而在北京市内，西医院患者主要来源于朝阳区、海淀区及西城区，中医院患者主要来源于海淀区、朝阳区及丰台区，肿瘤专科医院则主要来源于朝阳区、海淀区及丰台区。结论 应大力倡导年轻以及早期结直肠癌患者向中医院分流，充分施展中医药在结直肠癌患者中的治疗优势；发挥三级医院带动作用，建立对口帮扶医院，减少不必要的跨省流动及提倡结直肠癌的早筛早治，以降低结直肠癌死亡率。     

Medical error disclosure in the Italian healthcare context: A delicate balance between ethical obligations and the principle of non-self-incrimination

Surprisingly, Italian legal doctrine and jurisprudence never systematically address the medical error disclosure issue. The topic of medical error communication represents a non-negligible profile of interest, relating to the possible detrimental effects on doctors who accuse themselves of conduct that does not comply with the lex artis. The effects of error disclosure on the effectiveness of insurance guarantees in civil and administrative liability are particularly relevant, as are the implications for ethical liability. Although the burden of reporting an error falls within the wide range of informative duties doctors hold, it still seems far from having found a factual statement in clinical practice, especially in Italy. This applies whether the error has a marginal or significant impact on the patient’s health. The reasons lay in a very contradictory legal framework. Doctors tend with increasing ease not to comply with their information obligation – especially in cases where fulfilling this duty means admitting a personal, professional error – to preserve the integrity of their professional images. This article aims to offer a brief overview of that topic in the context of Italian healthcare.     

Demise of the stethoscope

Medical practice has undergone a massive drift over the past several years. With the advent of modernization and technical advancements in both diagnostic and therapeutic fields, bedside clinical skills have suffered a setback. Increasing patient load in the hospitals, administrative commitments of the physicians, and need to get superspecialty fellowships are some of the factors which preclude resident teaching, which, in-turn hamper their long-term clinical skills and influence the patient–doctor relationship. In this perspective, I narrate my own experience regarding changing attitude of the younger generation of doctors toward patient care and also describe the role of a mentor in shaping the believes and practices of his medical students. Using real-world examples, I further discuss the obstacles which hamper good medical practice and suggest possible ways to overcome some of them.     

北京市精神卫生医务人员对严重精神障碍发病报告制度的认知研究

背景 严重精神障碍发病报告制度作为精神卫生监测的重要一环已运行实施多年，实施效果需要进一步探知。 目的 分析北京市三类精神卫生医务人员对严重精神障碍发病报告制度重要性、主要作用、实施效果、存在问题及完善措施的认知，为促进该制度的完善提供建议。 方法 2019年3—6月，采用方便抽样方法选择234例市级精神专科医院医务人员，采用分层抽样方法选择183例区级精神专科医院医务人员，采用分层抽样方法选择214例社区精神卫生防治医务人员作为研究对象，采用"北京市精神卫生法治状况调查问卷"进行问卷调查，问卷主要内容包括医务人员基本信息及对严重精神障碍发病报告制度的认知。 结果 对于制度重要性，56.3%（103/183）的区级精神专科医院和54.7%（117/214）的社区精神卫生防治医务人员认为其"非常重要"，66.7%（156/234）的市级精神专科医院医务人员认为其"比较重要"。对于主要作用，76.9%（180/234）的市级精神专科医院医务人员和82.7%（177/214）的社区精神卫生防治医务人员认为该制度主要作用为"风险预警"，80.9%（148/183）的区级精神专科医院医务人员认为该制度主要作用为"社区管理"。对于实施效果，44.4%（104/234）的市级精神专科医院医务人员、50.3%（92/183）的区级精神专科医院医务人员和50.9%（109/214）的社区精神卫生防治医务人员认为严重精神障碍发病报告制度实施效果比较好。对于存在问题，77.8%（182/234）的市级精神专科医院医务人员、78.1%（143/183）的区级精神专科医院医务人员和83.2%（178/214）的社区精神卫生防治医务人员认为该制度主要存在的问题为"报告涉及患者隐私信息的收集"。对于完善措施，73.5%（172/234）的市级精神专科医院医务人员和76.6%（164/214）的社区精神卫生防治医务人员认为严重精神障碍发病报告制度完善措施为"规范信息录入、登记、更正、汇总制度"，68.9%（126/183）的区级精神专科医院医务人员认为制度完善措施为"规范信息共享及对患者隐私保护的制度"。 结论 三类医务人员对严重精神障碍发病报告制度的作用及实施效果表示肯定，为实现风险防控与隐私保护并重，兼顾患者管理与服务，应当对该制度予以完善，包括：在法律层面细化相关规定；对患者坚持服务保障与管理并重，完善精神卫生服务体系，落实基本与重大公共卫生服务项目；增加政策宣传力度，提高患者及家属对该制度的认可度。     

口语化疾病名称向国际规范疾病术语集的映射研究

目的：研究患者口语化疾病名称到术语疾病名称的映射，解决在线口语化疾病名称难以有效利用的问题。方法：抓取“微医网”上患者口语中的疾病名，将PubMed摘要、百度搜索页摘要与百科内容作为语料，训练词向量，用余弦距离计算相似度，由2名具有临床知识和从业经验的编码人员对结果的准确性进行检验。结果：将最相似词条的参数TopN设置为>= 30的时候效果比较好，映射到大类和细类的准确性分别稳定在60%和70%左右。结论：利用词向量将口语化疾病名称映射到国际疾病术语集，具有较强的通用性和可行性，对于在线问诊、智能分诊甚至自动化编码具有明显的参考借鉴价值。     

癌性肠梗阻内科治疗的“6字方针”

癌性肠梗阻（MBO）是指原发性或转移性恶性肿瘤本身及其抗肿瘤治疗引起的肠梗阻，是晚期肿瘤患者的常见并发症，总体发生率3%~15%。目前，MBO的治疗仍缺乏统一、有效的治疗规范，大多数医院都采用对症处理的。本文在总结数百例治疗经验基础上，提炼出“减（压）、加（营养）、抑（制消化液分泌）、激（素）、利（尿）、动（运动及促进肠蠕动）”六字方针，简单、实用、有效，通过临床观察，该方案能改善患者症状，恢复经口进食率，提高生活质量和手术治疗的机会，缩短住院时间及降低治疗费用，尽管尚缺乏前瞻性的随机对照研究结果，仍值得推广。