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Joaqu��n A Blaya Sonya Shin Carmen Contreras Gloria Yale Carmen Suarez Luis Asencios Jihoon Kim Pablo Rodriguez Peter Cegielski Hamish S F Fraser 《J Am Med Inform Assoc》2011,18(1):11-16
Objective
To evaluate the time to communicate laboratory results to health centers (HCs) between the e-Chasqui web-based information system and the pre-existing paper-based system.Methods
Cluster randomized controlled trial in 78 HCs in Peru. In the intervention group, 12 HCs had web access to results via e-Chasqui (point-of-care HCs) and forwarded results to 17 peripheral HCs. In the control group, 22 point-of-care HCs received paper results directly and forwarded them to 27 peripheral HCs. Baseline data were collected for 15 months. Post-randomization data were collected for at least 2 years. Comparisons were made between intervention and control groups, stratified by point-of-care versus peripheral HCs.Results
For point-of-care HCs, the intervention group took less time to receive drug susceptibility tests (DSTs) (median 9 vs 16 days, p<0.001) and culture results (4 vs 8 days, p<0.001) and had a lower proportion of ‘late’ DSTs taking >60 days to arrive (p<0.001) than the control. For peripheral HCs, the intervention group had similar communication times for DST (median 22 vs 19 days, p=0.30) and culture (10 vs 9 days, p=0.10) results, as well as proportion of ‘late’ DSTs (p=0.57) compared with the control.Conclusions
Only point-of-care HCs with direct access to the e-Chasqui information system had reduced communication times and fewer results with delays of >2 months. Peripheral HCs had no benefits from the system. This suggests that health establishments should have point-of-care access to reap the benefits of electronic laboratory reporting. 相似文献2.
Shibata MC Collinson J Taneja AK Bakhai A Flather MD 《Postgraduate medical journal》2006,82(963):55-59
Background
Information about long term outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) who have clinically diagnosed heart failure is scarce.Methods
In a UK registry, this study evaluated patients with non‐ST elevation ACS, recording treatment, and clinical outcomes for six months. In a subgroup, a four year mortality follow up was performed to estimate the impact of the clinical diagnosis of heart failure on survival.Results
Of 1046 patients, 139 (13%) had a history of clinically diagnosed heart failure. At discharge, ACE inhibitors were prescribed for 58% and 28%, of those with and without a history of heart failure respectively (p<0.001). Rates of angiography, percutaneous intervention, and coronary artery bypass graft were 17.3% and 29.2% (p = 0.003), 5.0% and 8.4% (p = 0.17), and 5.0% and 7.5% (p = 0.3) for these groups respectively. Death or new myocardial infarction at six months occurred in 22% and 10% (p<0.001) and at four years death occurred in 60% and 20% of these groups respectively (p<0.001). In a multivariate analysis prior heart failure carried an odds ratio of 2.0 (p = 0.001) for death or myocardial infarction at six months and 2.4 (p<0.001) for death over four years. New heart failure was associated with an increased risk of death at six months (20% compared with 5%, p<0.001).Conclusion
A clinical history of heart failure carries a substantial risk of death in patients admitted with ACS without ST elevation. Nearly 60% of those with prior heart failure are dead after four years. After adjustment for confounding factors, prior heart failure more than doubles the risk compared with those with no history. 相似文献3.
Regan K Wang K Doughty E Li H Li J Lee Y Kann MG Lussier YA 《J Am Med Inform Assoc》2012,19(2):306-316
Objective
Although trait-associated genes identified as complex versus single-gene inheritance differ substantially in odds ratio, the authors nonetheless posit that their mechanistic concordance can reveal fundamental properties of the genetic architecture, allowing the automated interpretation of unique polymorphisms within a personal genome.Materials and methods
An analytical method, SPADE-gen, spanning three biological scales was developed to demonstrate the mechanistic concordance between Mendelian and complex inheritance of Alzheimer''s disease (AD) genes: biological functions (BP), protein interaction modeling, and protein domain implicated in the disease-associated polymorphism.Results
Among Gene Ontology (GO) biological processes (BP) enriched at a false detection rate <5% in 15 AD genes of Mendelian inheritance (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man) and independently in those of complex inheritance (25 host genes of intragenic AD single-nucleotide polymorphisms confirmed in genome-wide association studies), 16 overlapped (empirical p=0.007) and 45 were similar (empirical p<0.009; information theory). SPAN network modeling extended the canonical pathway of AD (KEGG) with 26 new protein interactions (empirical p<0.0001).Discussion
The study prioritized new AD-associated biological mechanisms and focused the analysis on previously unreported interactions associated with the biological processes of polymorphisms that affect specific protein domains within characterized AD genes and their direct interactors using (1) concordant GO-BP and (2) domain interactions within STRING protein–protein interactions corresponding to the genomic location of the AD polymorphism (eg, EPHA1, APOE, and CD2AP).Conclusion
These results are in line with unique-event polymorphism theory, indicating how disease-associated polymorphisms of Mendelian or complex inheritance relate genetically to those observed as ‘unique personal variants’. They also provide insight for identifying novel targets, for repositioning drugs, and for personal therapeutics. 相似文献4.
Wong P Murray S Ramsewak A Robinson A van Heyningen C Rodrigues E 《Postgraduate medical journal》2007,83(977):200-205
Objective
To investigate the frequency, diagnosis and outcome of patients admitted to hospital with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) or other conditions associated with raised levels of cardiac troponin T.Design
Observational study.Setting
A large university hospital.Patients
Consecutive patients admitted over an 8‐week period who had a serum troponin T test as part of their clinical assessment were included. Patients were separated into those with raised (⩾0.01 μg/l) or normal (<0.01 μg/l) troponin T levels, and further categorised into those with or without a diagnosis of ACS.Main outcome measures
In‐hospital mortality in all patients; and 6‐month hospital re‐admissions and all‐cause mortality in patients without or with ACS and raised levels of troponin T.Results
Of 1021 patients, 118 patients had no ACS but raised troponin T levels, 195 had ACS with raised troponin T, 80 had ACS with normal troponin T and 628 had no ACS with normal troponin T. Their in‐hospital all‐cause mortalities were 36%, 18%, 0% and 3%, respectively (p<0.001, highest mortality v other groups). 6‐month all‐cause mortality remained higher in patients without ACS and with raised levels of troponin T than in those with ACS and raised troponin T (42% v 29%; p = 0.020).Conclusions
Patients without ACS but with raised levels of troponin T comprised 38% of all hospitalised patients found to have raised troponin T. These patients had worse in‐hospital and 6‐month outcome than those having ACS with raised levels of troponin T. 相似文献5.
Vogel M Friedrich O Lüchters G Holleczek B Wasmuth JC Anadol E Schwarze-Zander C Nattermann J Oldenburg J Sauerbruch T Rockstroh JK Spengler U 《European journal of medical research》2011,16(3):101-107
Objectives
To estimate the cancer risk of HIV-infected patients in the HAART era with respect to a general reference population and to determine risk factors for malignancy.Methods
Long term (1996-2009) cancer incidence of the Bonn single centre HIV cohort was compared to the incidence of the reference population of Saarland using standardized incidence ratios (SIR). Poisson regression analysis was used to identify predictors of cancer risk.Results
1,476 patients entered the cohort, enabling 8,772 person years of observation. 121 tumours in 114 patients, 7 in-situ and 114 invasive cancers, were identified. Malignancies associated with infectious agents such as Kaposi sarcoma (SIRs: male: 5,683; female: 277), non-Hodgkin lymphoma (SIRs male: 35; female: 18), anal cancer (SIRs male: 88; female: 115) as well a cervical carcinoma (SIR female: 4) and Hodgkin''s disease (SIR male: 39) and liver cancer (SIR male: 18) were substantially more frequent in HIV-infected patients than in the general population (p < 0.001, each), whereas all other types of cancer were not increased. Poisson regression identified HAART (incidence rate ratio IRR (95% CI): 0.28 (0.19-0.41), p < 0.001), CD4 count (IRR per 100 cells/μl increase: 0.66 (0.57-0.76), p < 0.001), hepatitis B (IRR: 2.15 (1.10-4.20), p = 0.046) and age (IRR per 10 year increase: 1.23 (1.03 - 1.46), p = 0.023) as independent predictors for the occurrence of any type of cancer.Conclusions
HAART and preserved CD4 cells preferentially reduce the risk of malignancies associated with oncogenic infections. 相似文献6.
Objective
To examine the 21 month clinical outcome and bleeding complications in hospital survivors with non‐ST segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTEACS) who were discharged with combined clopidogrel and aspirin anti‐thrombotic therapy, and compare with those having ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who were discharged with aspirin alone.Design
Observational study.Setting
A large university hospital.Patients
224 patients were admitted to hospital with either NSTEACS or STEMI, and survived to discharge between 1 October 2001 and 31 December 2002.Main outcome measures
Cardiovascular death, total death, new myocardial infarction, unstable angina requiring hospitalisation, stroke or transient ischaemic attack, coronary revascularisation; and fatal, life threatening, major and minor bleeding over 21 months after discharge.Results
Despite having no or small infarct (median maximum creatine kinase 155 v 1295 u/l; p<0.001) and taking more antianginal drugs, patients with NSTEACS had similar rates of cardiovascular death (9.5% v 8.3%; p = NS), new myocardial infarction (9.5% v 6.5%; p = NS) or unstable angina requiring hospitalisation (15.5% v 10.2%; p = NS) when compared with STEMI. Fatal, life threatening or major bleeding were <1% in both groups (p = NS); and minor bleeding occurred in 4.3% NSTEACS and 2.8% STEMI patients respectively (p = NS).Conclusions
Patients with NSTEACS had a similar and unfavourable long term outcome when compared with STEMI. There was no difference in serious bleeding complications between both groups. 相似文献7.
T Laubert FG Bader E Oevermann T Jungbluth L Unger UJ Roblick H-P Bruch L Mirow 《European journal of medical research》2010,15(1):25-30
Background
Postoperative surveillance after curative resection for colorectal cancer has been demostrated to improve survival. It remains unknown however, whether intensified surveillance provides a significant benefit regarding outcome and survival. This study was aimed at comparing different surveillance strategies regarding their effect on long-term outcome.Methods
Between 1990 and 2006, all curative resections for colorectal cancer were selected from our prospective colorectal cancer database. All patients were offered to follow our institution''s surveillance programm according to the ASCO guidelines. We defined surveillance as "intensive" in cases where > 70% appointments were attended and the program was completed. As "minimal" we defined surveillance with < 70% of the appointments attended and an incomplete program. As "none" we defined the group which did not take part in any surveillance.Results
Out of 1469 patients 858 patients underwent "intensive", 297 "minimal" and 314 "none" surveillance. The three groups were well balanced regarding biographical data and tumor characteristics. The 5-year survival rates were 79% (intensive), 76% (minimal) and 54% (none) (OR 1.480, (95% CI 1.135-1.929); p < 0.0001), respectively. The 10-year survival rates were 65% (intensive), 50% (minimal) and 31% (none) (p < 0.0001), respectively. With a median follow-up of 70 months the median time of survival was 191 months (intensive), 116 months (minimal) and 66 months (none) (p < 0.0001). After recurrence, the 5-year survival rates were 32% (intensive, p = 0.034), 13% (minimal, p = 0.001) and 19% (none, p = 0.614). The median time of survival after recurrence was 31 months (intensive, p < 0.0001), 21 months (minimal, p < 0.0001) and 16 month (none, p < 0.0001) respectively.Conclusion
Intensive surveillance after curative resection of colorectal cancer improves survival. In cases of recurrent disease, intensive surveillance has a positive impact on patients'' prognosis. Large randomized, multicenter trials are needed to substantiate these results. 相似文献8.
Oluwadamilola O. Ojo Njideka U. Okubadejo Frank I. Ojini Mustapha A. Danesi 《Nigerian medical journal》2012,53(2):65-70
Background:
This study aimed to determine the frequency of cognitive impairment and depression in our Parkinson''s Disease (PD) and their relationship with disease severity and disability.Patients and Methods:
A total of 40 PD patients and 40 age-, sex-, and educationally matched controls were studied. The Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Motor and Activities of Daily Living (ADL) scores and the Hoehn and Yahr (HY) stage were documented. Depression was assessed using the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (ZSDS), while cognition was evaluated using a composite score of the mini-mental state examination (MMSE) score and category fluency score.Results:
A total of 55% (22/40) of PD and 10% (4 of 40) of controls had depression (P<0.001). A total of 60% of PD (24/40) and 5% of controls (2/40) had cognitive impairment (P<0.001). Both NMS coexisted in 16 of 40 PD (40%) compared with none of the controls (P<0.001). UPDRS (motor and ADL) scores and HY stage were significantly worse with impaired ZSDS scores - P 0.001. UPDRS ADL was significantly impaired by the presence of cognitive impairment. Coexisting depression and cognitive impairment were associated with significant worsening of all scores of severity and disability.Conclusion:
Cognitive impairment and depression accompany our PD and are related to disability and worsening disease severity. 相似文献9.
Background
Although recent research has reported an evolution in the level of medical care, little is known about secular trends in the medical discharge summary.Methods
The audit evaluated the evolution of discharge summary abstract over a decade in an acute medicine hospital among three successive periods of 1994, 2000, and 2005.Results
Of the 140 random samples of discharge summaries, significant between‐cohort difference existed in the logarithm transformed length of discharge summary; the median length of discharge summary increased from 11 lines in 1994 to 26 lines in 2005 (p<0.001 corrected for multiple comparison). The closest univariate associations of discharge summary length were positively with the year of hospitalisation, length of stay, length of wordings about discharge plan and duplication of previous discharge summary, and negatively with clinical or planned admission (all p<0.01). In a multiple linear regression analysis, the year of patient admission correlated significantly with the length of discharge summary (p<0.001).Conclusions
Over the 10 year study period, significant secular trends were seen in the discharge summary length and discharge plan documentation. The causes and implications for these trends deserve further investigation. 相似文献10.
Jose F Florez-Arango M Sriram Iyengar Kim Dunn Jiajie Zhang 《J Am Med Inform Assoc》2011,18(2):131-137
Objective
To study and analyze the possible benefits on performance of community health workers using point-of-care clinical guidelines implemented as interactive rich media job aids on small-format mobile platforms.Design
A crossover study with one intervention (rich media job aids) and one control (traditional job aids), two periods, with 50 community health workers, each subject solving a total 15 standardized cases per period per period (30 cases in total per subject).Measurements
Error rate per case and task, protocol compliance.Results
A total of 1394 cases were evaluated. Intervention reduces errors by an average of 33.15% (p=0.001) and increases protocol compliance 30.18% (p<0.001).Limitations
Medical cases were presented on human patient simulators in a laboratory setting, not on real patients.Conclusion
These results indicate encouraging prospects for mHealth technologies in general, and the use of rich media clinical guidelines on cell phones in particular, for the improvement of community health worker performance in developing countries. 相似文献11.
Taylor-Smith K Tweya H Harries A Schoutene E Jahn A 《Malawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi》2010,22(2):49-56
Background
There is currently a dearth of knowledge on gender differences in mortality among patients on ART in Africa.Methods
Using data from the national ART monitoring and evaluation system, a survival analysis of all healthcare workers, teachers, and police/army personnel who accessed ART in Malawi by June, September and December 2006 respectively, was undertaken. Gender differences in survival were analysed using Kaplan-Meier estimates and rate ratios were derived from Poisson regression adjusting for confounding.Results
4670 ART patients (49.8% female) were followed up for a median of 8.7 months after starting ART. Probability of death was significantly higher for men than women (p<0.001). Controlling for age, WHO clinical stage and occupation, men experienced nearly 2 times the mortality of women RR 1.90 [95% CI: 1.57–2.29]. A higher proportion of men initiated ART in WHO stage 4 (p<0.001).Conclusion
Among healthcare workers, teachers, police/army personnel, men have higher mortality on ART than women. Possible reasons are unclear but could be biological or because men present for ART at a later clinical stage or have poorer adherence to therapy. Improving early access to ART may reduce mortality, especially among men. A gender difference in adherence to therapy needs further investigation. 相似文献12.
Martin C Were Changyu Shen William M Tierney Joseph J Mamlin Paul G Biondich Xiaochun Li Sylvester Kimaiyo Burke W Mamlin 《J Am Med Inform Assoc》2011,18(2):150-155
Objective
Little evidence exists on effective interventions to integrate HIV-care guidelines into practices within developing countries. This study tested the hypothesis that clinical summaries with computer-generated reminders could improve clinicians'' compliance with CD4 testing guidelines in the resource-limited setting of sub-Saharan Africa.Design
A prospective comparative study of two randomly selected outpatient adult HIV clinics in western Kenya. Printed summaries with reminders for overdue CD4 tests were made available to clinicians in the intervention clinic but not in the control clinic.Measurements
Changes in order rates for overdue CD4 tests were compared between and within the two clinics.Results
The computerized reminder system identified 717 encounters (21%) with overdue CD4 tests. Analysis by study assignment (regardless of summaries being printed or not) revealed that with computer-generated reminders, CD4 order rates were significantly higher in the intervention clinic compared to the control clinic (53% vs 38%, OR=1.80, CI 1.34 to 2.42, p<0.0001). When comparison was restricted to encounters where summaries with reminders were printed, order rates in intervention clinic were even higher (63%). The intervention clinic increased CD4 ordering from 42% before reminders to 63% with reminders (50% increase, OR=2.32, CI 1.67 to 3.22, p<0.0001), compared to control clinic with only 8% increase from prestudy baseline (CI 0.83 to 1.46, p=0.51).Limitations
Evaluation was conducted at two clinics in a single institution.Conclusions
Clinical summaries with computer-generated reminders significantly improved clinician compliance with CD4 testing guidelines in the resource-limited setting of sub-Saharan Africa. This technology can have broad applicability to improve quality of HIV care in these settings. 相似文献13.
Background
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with increased incidence cardiac failure. It is yet unclear how much the increased incidence is secondary to ischaemic damage, or whether inflammatory cytokines might have a direct effect on the myocardiumObjectives
To establish if patients with active rheumatoid arthritis but no history of cardiac disease have higher serum levels of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), than patients with less active RA, or disease-free controls.Methods
90 patients with RA and 31 healthy control subjects were recruited. Each was screened to exclude previous history of cardiac disease. RA disease activity was measured using the DAS28 assessment, and other demographic, physical and laboratory tests performed. Serum BNP levels were measured in all subjects.Results
There was no difference in the age, percentage females or BMI between the RA and control subjects. Median BNP in the RA patients was 80.0 pg/ml (IQR 38.0–132.0) compared with 48.5 (26.0–86.0) in the control subjects (p=0.017). There was a significant correlation between DAS28 and serum BNP in the RA group, r=0.37, p<0.01. RA patients were divided into three groups according to DAS28 scores. Patients with very active disease (DAS28>5.1) had significantly higher BNP levels than patients with moderately active disease (3.214.
Robins GG Sarwar MS Armstrong MJ Armstrong M Denyer ME Bush S Hassan T Everett SM 《Postgraduate medical journal》2007,83(986):768-772
Aims
To audit the safety of differing protocol‐driven early‐discharge policies, from two sites, for low‐risk acute upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding and determine if default early (<24 h) in‐patient endoscopy is necessary.Methods
All patients with low‐risk acute upper GI bleeding presenting to two separate hospital sites in Leeds from August 2002 to March 2005 were identified. Both hospitals operate nurse‐led process‐driven protocols for discharge within 24 h, but only one includes default endoscopy. Relevant information was obtained from patients'' notes, patient administration systems, discharge letters and endoscopy records.Results
120 patients were admitted to site A and 74 to site B. Median length of stay on the clinical decisions unit was 12.6 h at site A and 9.4 h at site B (p = 0.045). Oesophagogastroduodenoscopy was performed on 89/120 (74%) patients at site A compared with only 7/74 (9%) at site B (p<0.001). Six of 120 (5%) patients from site A were admitted to hospital for further observation compared with 6/74 (8%) from site B (p = 0.38). Of the remaining patients, all were discharged within 24 h, and 8/114 (7%) at site A vs 17/68 (25%) at site B were given hospital clinic follow‐up (p<0.001). None of the 194 patients had further bleeding or complications within 30 days.Conclusions
Patients admitted with a low‐risk acute upper GI bleeding can be managed safely by a nurse‐led process‐driven protocol, based on readily available clinical and laboratory variables, with early discharge <24 h. Avoiding in‐patient endoscopy appears to be safe but at the price of greater clinic follow‐up. 相似文献15.
Background
There is increasing interest in the management of stroke in ethnic minorities but few studies have considered this issue. This study investigated if differences in acute stroke management exist between a white European and Bangladeshi populations living in London, England.Methods
All stroke surviving patients discharged over a five year period in a major London teaching hospital based in an ethnically diverse area of inner city London were recruited. Cerebrovascular risk factors, their management, and investigation for acute stroke syndromes were recorded and comparison between white and Bangladeshi cohorts was made. Categorical data were analysed using Fisher''s exact test.Results
Measurement of cholesterol concentrations are undertaken less often in those from a Bangladeshi background (25%) compared with white Europeans (76%) (p<0.0001). Statin therapy tends to be given less often to Bangladeshis. However, neuroimaging (p<0.05) and echocardiography (p<0.0001) is performed more often in Bangladeshis compared with white Europeans.Conclusion
There are variations in the management of acute stroke because of ethnicity and these variations could have substantial consequences on secondary rates of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular disease. Whether the reasons for this disparity are attributable to inequity or iniquity of care need to be further investigated perhaps along with the development of ethnicity specific protocols. Overall the management of stroke and its risk factors in either racial group remains lamentable. 相似文献16.
Wong P Ramsewak A Murray S Robinson A Robinson D Rodrigues E 《Postgraduate medical journal》2007,83(979):332-337
Objective
To examine the effects of comorbidity and hospital care on mortality in patients with elevated cardiac troponin T.Design
Observational study.Setting
A large university hospital with on‐site diagnostic cardiac catheter laboratory.Patients
All hospitalised patients with elevated cardiac troponin T level (⩾0.01 μg/l) over an 8‐week period.Main outcome measures
6‐month all‐cause mortality.Results
Among 313 patients with elevated cardiac troponin T, 195 had acute coronary syndrome and 118 had other conditions. Multivariate analysis showed that among patients with acute coronary syndrome, increasing comorbidity score (odds ratio (OR) 1.23 per point increase, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.00 to 1.51; p = 0.048), age (OR 1.08 per year, 95% CI 1.04 to 1.13; p<0.001), raised troponin T level (OR 2.22 per 10‐fold increase, 95% CI 1.27 to 3.89; p = 0.005), and ST depression (OR 3.12, 95% CI 1.38 to 7.03; p = 0.006) were independent adverse predictors, while cardiologist care (OR 0.22, 95% CI 0.09 to 0.51; p<0.001) was associated with a better survival. Increasing troponin T level (OR 3.33 per 10‐fold increase, 95% CI 1.24 to 8.91; p = 0.017) was found to predict a worse prognosis among patients without acute coronary syndrome, and cardiologist care did not affect outcome in this group. Among hospital survivors with acute coronary syndrome, increasing comorbidity score, age and a lack of cardiologist care were independently associated with lesser use of effective medications.Conclusions
Comorbidity was associated with a higher 6‐month mortality in patients having acute coronary syndrome, and lesser use of effective medicines among hospital survivors. Cardiologist care was associated with better 6‐month survival in patients with acute coronary syndrome, but not in those without acute coronary syndrome.Prognostic indices including the original Charlson''s comorbidity index1 have shown that comorbidity was important in determining the short and long term outcome in patients with various medical conditions, including those with acute myocardial infarction.2,3,4,5 Among patients admitted to hospital with suspected acute coronary syndrome, an abnormally raised cardiac troponin level can be found in patients with, and also without, acute coronary syndrome.6,7 An increasing cardiac troponin level was associated with increasing mortality in patients with acute coronary syndrome,8 and also those without acute coronary syndrome.9 Despite the availability of international management guidelines, care provided for patients with acute coronary syndrome varied in hospitals with or without interventional facilities, and was affected by whether patients received cardiologist care.10 We examine the effects of comorbid diseases, including a validated comorbidity index,11 and hospital care on the 6‐month outcome among patients with elevated cardiac troponin T, caused by acute coronary syndrome and other conditions. 相似文献17.
Eppenga WL Derijks HJ Conemans JM Hermens WA Wensing M De Smet PA 《J Am Med Inform Assoc》2012,19(1):66-71
Objective
To compare the clinical relevance of medication alerts in a basic and in an advanced clinical decision support system (CDSS).Design
A prospective observational study.Materials and methods
We collected 4023 medication orders in a hospital for independent evaluation in two pharmacotherapy-related decision support systems. Only the more advanced system considered patient characteristics and laboratory test results in its algorithms. Two pharmacists assessed the clinical relevance of the medication alerts produced. The alert was considered relevant if the pharmacist would undertake action (eg, contact the physician or the nurse). The primary analysis concerned the positive predictive value (PPV) for clinically relevant medication alerts in both systems.Results
The PPV was significantly higher in the advanced system (5.8% vs 17.0%; p<0.05). Significant differences were found in the alert categories: drug–(drug) interaction (9.9% vs 14.8%; p<0.05), drug–age interaction (2.9% vs 73.3%; p<0.05), and dosing guidance (5.6% vs 16.9%; p<0.05). Including laboratory values and other patient characteristics resulted in a significantly higher PPV for the advanced CDSS compared to the basic medication alerts (12.2% vs 23.3%; p<0.05).Conclusion
The advanced CDSS produced a higher proportion of clinically relevant medication alerts, but the number of irrelevant alerts remained high. To improve the PPV of the advanced CDSS, the algorithms should be optimized by identifying additional risk modifiers and more data should be made electronically available to improve the performance of the algorithms. Our study illustrates and corroborates the need for cyclic testing of technical improvements in information technology in circumstances representative of daily clinical practice. 相似文献18.
Background
Acute peritoneal dialysis (APD) is the preferred treatment for isolated failure of the kidney. The authors reviewed children with acute renal failure (ARF) who had APD in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.Results
221 patients, 147 boys and 74 girls (M: F, 1.99:1), mean (SD) age 5.4 (4.9) years had ARF. Dialysis was indicated in 112 cases. The main clinical indication being convulsion/uraemia 30 (26.8%) Only 27 patients (21 boys and 6 girls) had APD, giving an access rate of 24.1%. The commonest dialysis related complication was catheter malfunction 12 (44.4%). The mortality rate among the dialysed patients was 22.2%. Lack of dialysis and intractable hypertension significantly increased mortality (χ2 = 7.13, p<0.01) and (χ2 = 14.9, p<0.001) respectively.Conclusion
APD is effective in reducing mortality of children with ARF. However, there were low dialysis access rate and few complications. 相似文献19.
Background
There is an increased prevalence of coeliac disease (CD) among relatives of those with the disease.Aims
To compare the clinical features in patients with CD detected via family screening with those in patients diagnosed routinely.Methods
Information on screening was provided to relatives of patients. Those who wished to be screened were tested for endomysial and/or tissue transglutaminase antibodies. Duodenal biopsy was performed in those with positive antibodies. The clinical details of the relative screening group were compared with those of 105 patients diagnosed routinely.Results
183 relatives underwent screening, of whom 32 had positive serology, 24 had histology diagnostic of CD, six had normal biopsies and two declined duodenal biopsy. Patients in the relative screening group were younger with a median age of 33 years (range 17–72 years) compared to the routine group which had a median age of 54 years (range 25–88 years). In the relative screening group, there was a male preponderance (M:F ratio 16:8), anaemia at presentation was significantly less common (13% v 58%; p<0.001) and osteoporosis was less frequent (9% v 22%; p<0.244) compared with the routine group. 65% of the relative screening group had gastrointestinal symptoms or anaemia at diagnosis.Conclusions
Patients detected by family screening are younger with a male preponderance, but fewer had anaemia and osteoporosis. 相似文献20.
Huda MS Boyd A Skagen K Wile D van Heyningen C Watson I Wong S Gill G 《Postgraduate medical journal》2006,82(965):216-219