Postpartum Blues

An experience that occurred during an obstetrics 3rd year clerkship on the postpartum wards elaborates on and reflects upon the interaction between a student and patient.The stressful interaction and ultimate resolution underpin the sometimes critical moments in education that help define patient-physician relationships.     

从毓麟珠与温土毓麟汤对比看中医“毓麟”思想的发展

毓麟珠与温土毓麟汤分别出自《景岳全书》和《傅青主女科》,虽名称相近易混,但不尽相同。病机上二者同中有异,毓麟珠以脾肾立论,温土毓麟汤病机拓展到心、肾、脾、胃;理法上亦有交集,毓麟珠阴中求阳、脾肾双补,治疗多种原因导致的不孕症,而温土毓麟汤重温补命门兼补脾气,对不孕症孕前、孕期及胎萎不长的用法均有记载,两方用法均不拘泥于特定病种;从影响上看,"毓麟"二方体现了从明代至清代中医妇科学发展从"脾肾"到"心肝脾肾"的发展历程,并与现代中医妇科学的发展一脉相承。     

Prevalence of Burnout in residents of obstetrics and gynecology: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: Burnout is currently a major concern among physicians due to their high level of stress at work. There are several reports on various levels of burnout in residency programs due to several predisposing factors. The aim of this systematic review was to estimate a more precise prevalence of burnout among residents of obstetrics and gynecology. Methods: PubMed, Science Direct and Scopus were searched to identify peer-reviewed Englishlanguage studies published from January 1974 to 2005 reporting burnout among residents of obstetrics and gynecology. The key words used in the search were as follows: Residents, gynecology and obstetrics, professional burnout, depersonalization, distress, anxiety, or emotional exhaustion. Relevant additional articles were identified from the lists of the retrieved articles. Results: We identified 12 studies which met our criteria. A total of 2509 participants were included in this meta-analysis. The overall prevalence rate of burnout on all the three subscales was 44% (95% CI: 30 - 57) in this group of residents. Conclusion: This meta-analysis revealed a high prevalence of burnout syndrome in residents during obstetrics and gynecology residency program. Therefore, it is recommended to consider and address this important issue to develop solutions and interventions which could improve the work condition of the medical residents.     

护理专业校内外“双师”教学、研究生助教三位一体实践教学模式探究

有效教学是学生必要的学习过程。在社会迅速发展和医学模式不断转变的情境下,传统的以"教室教学为主"、"老师为中心"的重理论、轻实践,重知识传授、轻能力培养,教学和临床脱轨的妇产科护理教学模式已不再适应。本研究探讨校内教师与临床教师利用规划、实施、反馈循环,创新妇产科护理教学课程设置、教学方式,探讨理论与实践并重的研究型教学。在有效的教学中使用现场经验;在课后,以研究生助教为辅,夯实基础,培养学生创新能力。     

Physician experience is associated with greater underestimation of patient pain

ObjectiveProcedural pain is unique in that physicians simultaneously cause and assess it. Experienced male physicians are known to underestimate their female patients’ pain more than other physicians. However, it is unknown whether this also occurs in obstetrics/gynecology, where all patients are females. This study addresses the gap in literature on procedural pain assessment accuracy.MethodsThe present research compares paired pain evaluations from 20 obstetricians/gynecologists and their 92 female patients.ResultsOur data demonstrate that patients’ reported pain levels (M = 5.53, SD = 2.7) were significantly higher than their physicians’ pain estimates (M = 4.89, SD = 2.19), t = 2.64, p < 0.005. The gap between patients’ and physicians’ pain estimates was greatest among physicians with the greatest procedural experience (M = 1.49, SD = 2.24), f = 5.72, p < 0.005. Male physicians underestimated their patients’ pain significantly more than female physicians do, t = 2.27, p < 0.05.ConclusionOur results shed light on systematic underestimation of procedural pain and highlight the significance of experience and sex differences in pain evaluation.Practice implicationsPhysicians’ experience influences their perception of patient pain while performing procedures. Experienced male physicians, even those who exclusively treat female patients, need to be aware of this ubiquitous bias in assessing their female patients’ procedural pain.     

CircRNA在妇科肿瘤中的研究进展

CircRNA是非编码RNA中最为稳定的RNA分子,其稳定存在于各种生物体中并参与生物体的代谢功能调节。近年来,大量研究从基因组学及信号通路方向深入研究,发现CircRNA可与miRNA通过复杂调控参与机体各种疾病的发生及发展,其中CircRNA在肿瘤细胞的增殖、凋亡及转移中的作用备受瞩目。妇科肿瘤是妇科疾病中危害最大的疾病。本文主要从CircRNA的特征功能认知、在肿瘤发生及发展中途径、以及其在妇科肿瘤中的致病机理和未来诊断方向上,综合国内外相关研究进展进行整理,总结CircRNA在妇科肿瘤中的临床应用。     

养精种玉汤的现代研究进展

养精种玉汤临床多用于治疗各种不孕症、多囊卵巢综合征、月经过少、闭经溢乳综合征、体外受精-胚胎移植等疾病,疗效确切。但是记载养精种玉汤的古代文献资料较少,现代研究大部分是临床试验和基础实验研究,且存在一些不足:①有些临床试验缺乏中医辨证,治疗疾病未辨证而直接辨病论治;②缺少治疗后随访及远期疗效评价,对妊娠结局的随访亦未予以特定的描述,不便于对研究结果做进一步分析;③相关研究中应完善血清激素水平指标的监测,以增加研究结果的说服力;④大部分研究样本量偏少,影响统计学结果,降低了结果的可靠性;⑤该方的安全性研究仅仅停留在动物实验阶段。因此,今后的研究应以辨证论治为基础,增加样本量,完善相关激素水平的检测,关注随访结果,为临床用药安全性提供更可靠的依据。     

Impact of gynecologic hospitalist on patient waiting time at the emergency department in Korea: A retrospective pre-post cohort study

ObjectiveThis study aimed to identify the impact of care and change in the consultation process given by a gynecologic hospitalist on patient waiting time in the emergency department (ED).Materials and methodsThis is a pre-post study that compared patients’ length of stay at the ED ten months before and after intervention by the gynecologic hospitalist in 2018. The consultation process changed from ED staff contacting the gynecologic resident (pre-intervention group) to directly contacting the gynecologic hospitalist (post-intervention group). Times elapsed from gynecologic consultation to final disposition, from gynecologic consultation to discharge, and from arrival at ED to discharge were compared between the two groups.ResultsAmong 945 referrals at the ED during the study period, the number of daytime weekday gynecologic consultations were 68 and 187 cases in the pre-intervention and post-intervention groups, respectively. The time elapsed from gynecologic consultation to the final disposition, the time elapsed from gynecologic consultation to discharge and the time elapsed from arrival at ED to discharge were shorter in the post-intervention group than in the pre-intervention group (median values, 98 vs. 167.5 min, 205 vs. 311.5 min, and 419 vs. 497 min; P < 0.05), and extended length of stay more than 12 h at the ED was less common in the post-intervention group than in the pre-intervention group (9.6 vs. 19.1%; P < 0.01).ConclusionThe waiting time of gynecologic patients upon admission and prolonged length of stay at ED significantly decreased after the establishment of the gynecologic hospitalist system.