系统性急救护理程序在重型颅脑损伤患者急救中的应用效果

目的 分析系统性急救护理程序应用于重型颅脑损伤患者急救中的效果。 方法 选取急诊科2015年4月-2016年4月接受治疗的重型颅脑损伤患者142例为研究对象。将其随机分为观察组和对照组各71例。观察组按照系统性急救护理程序进行护理,对照组给予常规急救护理。比较2组患者的急救时间、抢救成功率、NIHSS评分、Barthel指数、并发症发生情况及患者对护理工作的满意度。 结果 观察组的抢救时间明显短于对照组(t=6.458,P=0.002),抢救成功率高于对照组(χ²=4.508,P=0.034)。治疗后观察组的NIHSS评分及Barthel指数均优于对照组(t=4.632,P=0.025; t=2.731,P=0.043),并发症发生率明显低于对照组(χ²=31.071,P<0.001),对护理工作的满意度明显高于对照组(Z=-3.036,P=0.002)。 结论 系统性急救护理程序能够明显缩短重型颅脑损伤患者的抢救时间,提高抢救成功率,减少了并发症的发生,有利于患者的神经功能及自理能力的恢复,提高患者对护理工作的满意度,值得提倡和推广。     

Systematic Plan of Evaluation Part II: Assessment of Program Outcomes

As an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) has established Accreditation Standards and Criteria for the evaluation of nursing programs, including the evaluation of outcomes. This article focuses on the essential components and processes for systematic evaluation of program outcomes, including licensure examination pass rate, program completion rate, and job placement rate.     

A systematic review of the social and economic burden of influenza in low- and middle-income countries

ObjectivesThe economic burden of seasonal influenza outbreaks as well as influenza pandemics in lower- and middle-income countries (LMIC) has yet to be specifically systematically reviewed. The aim of this systematic review is to assess the evidence of influenza economic burden assessment methods in LMIC and to quantify the economic consequences of influenza disease in these countries, including broader opportunity costs in terms of impaired social progress and economic development.MethodsWe conducted an all language literature search across 5 key databases using an extensive list of key words for the time period 1950–2013. We included studies which explored direct costs (medical and non-medical), indirect costs (productivity losses), and broader economic impact in LMIC associated with different influenza outcomes such as confirmed seasonal influenza infection, influenza-like illnesses, and pandemic influenza.ResultsWe included 62 full-text studies in English, Spanish, Russian, Chinese languages, mostly from the countries of Latin American and the Caribbean and East Asia and Pacific with pertinent cost data found in 39 papers. Estimates for direct and indirect costs were the highest in Latin American and the Caribbean. Compared to high-income economies, direct costs in LMIC were lower and productivity losses higher. Evidence on broader impact of influenza included impact on the wider national economy, security dimension, medical insurance policy, legal frameworks, distributional impact, and investment flows.ConclusionThe economic burden of influenza in LMIC encompasses multiple dimensions such as direct costs to the health service and households, indirect costs due to productivity losses as well as broader detriments to the wider economy. Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa and in pregnant women remains very limited. Heterogeneity of methods used to estimate cost components makes data synthesis challenging. There is a strong need for standardizing research, data collection and evaluation methods for both direct and indirect cost components.     

Strategies intended to address vaccine hesitancy: Review of published reviews

When faced with vaccine hesitancy, public health authorities are looking for effective strategies to address this issue. In this paper, the findings of 15 published literature reviews or meta-analysis that have examined the effectiveness of different interventions to reduce vaccine hesitancy and/or to enhance vaccine acceptance are presented and discussed. From the literature, there is no strong evidence to recommend any specific intervention to address vaccine hesitancy/refusal. The reviewed studies included interventions with diverse content and approaches that were implemented in different settings and targeted various populations. Few interventions were directly targeted to vaccine hesitant individuals. Given the paucity of information on effective strategies to address vaccine hesitancy, when interventions are implemented, planning a rigorous evaluation of their impact on vaccine hesitancy/vaccine acceptance will be essential.     

Nurse staffing and nurse outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Background

A great number of studies have been conducted to examine the relationship between nurse staffing and patient outcomes. However, none of the reviews have rigorously assessed the evidence about the effect of nurse staffing on nurse outcomes through meta-analysis.

Innovative information visualization of electronic health record data: a systematic review

Objective This study investigates the use of visualization techniques reported between 1996 and 2013 and evaluates innovative approaches to information visualization of electronic health record (EHR) data for knowledge discovery.Methods An electronic literature search was conducted May–July 2013 using MEDLINE and Web of Knowledge, supplemented by citation searching, gray literature searching, and reference list reviews. General search terms were used to assure a comprehensive document search.Results Beginning with 891 articles, the number of articles was reduced by eliminating 191 duplicates. A matrix was developed for categorizing all abstracts and to assist with determining those to be excluded for review. Eighteen articles were included in the final analysis.Discussion Several visualization techniques have been extensively researched. The most mature system is LifeLines and its applications as LifeLines2, EventFlow, and LifeFlow. Initially, research focused on records from a single patient and visualization of the complex data related to one patient. Since 2010, the techniques under investigation are for use with large numbers of patient records and events. Most are linear and allow interaction through scaling and zooming to resize. Color, density, and filter techniques are commonly used for visualization.Conclusions With the burgeoning increase in the amount of electronic healthcare data, the potential for knowledge discovery is significant if data are managed in innovative and effective ways. We identify challenges discovered by previous EHR visualization research, which will help researchers who seek to design and improve visualization techniques.     

The efficacy of interventions for low back pain in nurses: A systematic review

ObjectivesTo investigate the efficacy of interventions for the prevention and treatment of low back pain in nurses.DesignSystematic review.Data sourcesThe review was registered on the PROSPERO database (CRD42015026941) and followed the PRISMA statement guidelines. A two phase approach was used. In phase one, all randomised controlled trials included in the systematic review of Dawson et al. (2007) which reviewed interventions for low back pain in nurses until 2004 were selected. In phase two, relevant randomised controlled trials and cluster randomised controlled trials published from 2004 until December 2015 were identified by an electronic search of nine databases (Embase, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus, PsycARTICLES, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, PEDro, Scopus and MEDLINE). To be eligible, trials had to examine the efficacy of interventions either for the prevention or treatment of low back pain in nurses. Primary outcomes of interest were any measure of pain and/or disability.Review methodsThree reviewers independently assessed eligibility and two reviewers independently conducted a risk of bias assessment (Cochrane Back and Neck Group).ResultsFour studies were retrieved from phase one. In phase two, 15,628 titles and abstracts were scanned. From these, 150 full-text studies were retrieved and ten were eligible. Fourteen studies (four from phase one, ten from phase two) were eligible for risk of bias assessment. The included trials were highly heterogeneous, differing in pain and disability outcome measures, types of intervention, types of control group and follow-up durations. Only four of the included studies ( n= 644 subjects) had a low risk of bias (≥6/12). Manual handling training and stress management in isolation were not effective in nurses with and without low back pain (risk of bias, 7/12, n = 210); the addition of a stretching exercise intervention was better than only performing usual activities (risk of bias, 6/12, n = 127); combining manual handling training and back school was better than passive physiotherapy (risk of bias, 7/12, n = 124); and a multidimensional intervention (risk of bias, 7/12, n = 183) was not superior to a general exercise program in reducing low back pain in nurses.ConclusionsOnly four relevant low risk of bias randomised controlled trials were found. At present there is no strong evidence of efficacy for any intervention in preventing or treating low back pain in nurses. Additional high quality randomised controlled trials are required. It may be worth exploring the efficacy of more individualised multidimensional interventions for low back pain in the nursing population.     

Floating right heart thrombi: A pooled analysis of cases reported over the past 10 years

Introduction

Floating right heart thrombi (FRHTS) are a rare phenomenon associated with high mortality. Immediate treatment is mandatory, but optimal therapy is controversial.