Localisation of myocardial ischaemia from the magnetocardiogram using current density reconstruction method: computer simulation study

A computer simulation study is performed to investigate the method of current density reconstruction to localise myocardial ischaemia. A computer model of the entire human heart is used to simulate the excitation and repolarisation process in eight topographically different cases of myocardial ischaemia. The associated magnetocardiogram is calculated at 37 positions of the KRENIKON^* biomagnetic measurement equipment. The method of current density reconstruction is applied at the S-point (the last discemible deviation from the ST-segment at the end of the QRS-complex) of the MCG to find characteristics of the myocardial ischaemia simulated by the model. The results show that it is possible to determine the location of the ischaemia. The current density distribution may be interpreted physiologically in terms of the so-called ‘injury current’. This indicates that magnetocardiography might be a suitable method for noninvasive ischaemia diagnosis, and further investigations of the current density reconstruction method for the injury current should be performed on patients with ischaemic heart disease.     

成都市家庭医生服务现状的定性研究

目的 本研究针对成都市基层医疗卫生服务机构,调查分析了家庭医生服务开展现况、存在的问题,以及家医服务平台的建设情况并提出了改进建议。方法 本研究共抽取了成都市六个基层社区卫生服务机构,对每家机构的1名管理人员和1个家庭医生团队分别进行深入访谈和专题小组访谈,调查时间为2020年12月—2021年2月。结果 成都市双向转诊取得一定成效,但下转难情况依然突出;有偿签约效果不好,居民就诊观念需转变;基层卫生技术人员不足,家医服务增加了日常工作量;家医信息化平台存在诸多问题,功能亟需改善;家医的绩效考核制度有一定激励作用,但仍需完善;基层卫生投入不足,家医政策落地难。结论 规范分级诊疗秩序,畅通双向转诊通道;加强官方媒体宣传力度,转变居民就诊观念;提升基层职业吸引力,培养优质人才;加强信息化建设,完善家庭医生信息化服务平台;健全家庭医生绩效考核制度,调动工作积极性;完善家医配套政策与措施,强化基层机构服务能力。     

医防融合背景下我国基层医疗卫生机构医防工作现状及认知调查

目的 通过调查我国5省基层卫生人员医防工作的参与情况与对开展医防融合工作的认知现状, 探讨目前基层医防融合工作存在的问题,为促进基层医疗卫生机构医防融合工作提供参考依据。方法 采用多阶段分层抽样,根据地域方位差异分别抽取四川、贵州、江西、江苏和广东5个省,再依据经济状况每省选取3个区县,共15个区县的乡镇卫生院和社区卫生服务中心(站)的卫生人员(6 439名)进行问卷调查与访谈, 对调查数据进行描述并对医防融合工作参与情况与认知现状进行检验。结果 从事公共卫生工作的958名卫生人员中,仅有292人(30.5%)同时参与公共卫生服务与医疗服务,有615人(64.2%)只参与公共卫生服务; 51.7%的公共卫生工作人员以独立公共卫生服务的方式参与基本卫生服务。从事公共卫生工作的卫生人员主要以护理学和临床医学专业为主,仅15.6%的人员具有预防医学专业背景。从事临床医疗工作的1 964名人员中,1 464人(74.5%)医疗服务与公卫服务均参与,但对基本公共卫生服务的投入时间相对较少。不同岗位的卫生人员参与医防工作的情况不同(=2 208.874,P<0.001)。结论 基层临床医疗工作与公共卫生工作机制相对独立。公共卫生工作人员因缺乏疾病诊断治疗能力或无处方权而不能很好地参与到临床医疗工作中; 临床医疗工作人员因缺乏公共卫生知识和技能对公共卫生服务的参与受限。 建议整合医防融合服务机制,打造基层整合型服务; 培养基层医防复合型人才,加大全科医生培养力度。     

Associations between Circulating Markers of Cholesterol Homeostasis and Macrovascular Events among Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis

Current strategies targeting serum cholesterol bring limited benefits to mortality and macrovascular events prevention among hemodialysis patients. Direct measurements and analysis on circulating markers of cholesterol homeostasis could be promising solutions to this bottleneck. We prospectively enrolled 90 maintenance hemodialysis patients and 9 healthy controls in 2019 for 1 year. We measured circulating desmosterol and lathosterol as markers for cholesterol synthesis and campesterol and sitosterol for cholesterol absorption. At baseline, hemodialysis patients showed higher levels of campesterol (p = 0.023) compared to healthy controls. During follow-up, we identified 14 (15.4%) patients who experienced macrovascular events. Comparisons of cholesterol homeostasis markers between cohorts with and without macrovascular events showed no significant differences in markers of cholesterol synthesis or absorption. Using logistic regression analysis, the odds ratio was not statistically significant for the prediction of macrovascular events after full-adjusting for age, sex, diabetes, serum albumin, cholesterol, and triglyceride. We concluded that hemodialysis patients demonstrated higher level of cholesterols absorption, indicated by circulating campesterol compared to healthy subjects. Markers for cholesterol homeostasis were not significantly associated with macrovascular events during a 1-year follow-up. Our results shed light on the novel therapeutic target of modulating cholesterol absorption in HD patients.     

新型医疗体制改革后我国卫生人力资源现状分析

目的对新型医疗体制改革十年以来,我国卫生人力资源数量、学历、职称及分布等现状进行分析并提出建议。方法以2010、2019年国家卫生统计年鉴数据为依据,对相关数据进行描述统计和比较分析。结果我国卫生人力资源数量不断增长,学历水平持续提升,职称结构得到一定改善,其中,注册护士增长速度最快,年均增长率为9.21%,到2018年,卫生技术人员、执业(助理)医师、注册护士本科以上学历人员占比分别为36.2%、55.4%、21.0%。卫生人力资源数量呈东部地区>中部地区>西部地区分布,城市卫生人力资源优于农村。结论建议通过教育培训、政策激励、人才合理规划等措施,加强人才队伍建设,促进人力资源均衡、持续发展。     

医疗安全不良事件417例统计分析与管理对策

目的:通过对该院2019年度上报的医疗安全不良事件进行回顾性统计分析,提出改进措施,提高医疗质量管理。方法:运用PDCA循环管理工具,对该院各部门2019年1-12月通过OA信息化平台上报的417例医疗安全不良事件进行现状调查和原因分析。结果:上报的医疗安全不良事件主要是医疗和护理类事件,共占93.52%;不良事件分级主要是Ⅲ级,为320例,占比76.74%;不良事件前10位发生原因总共占85.13%;不良事件上报例数与床位数比值前10位科室的比值均在20%以上,比值低于10%的不达标科室病区共有8个。结论:医疗安全和质量的提高,不仅要进一步落实各项规章制度,更要强化行政职能部门的管理职责。     

It’s the Culture!—How systemic and societal constructs impact well‐being

Pediatric anesthesiologists practice within a culture, a system, and a society. In this article, we provide an overview of the influence these have on the well‐being or the unwellness of pediatric anesthesiologists. The scope of these issues is broad and far‐reaching; thus, our goal has been to highlight those areas which would be likely to have the largest impact on well‐being if addressed fully by society, institutions, and leaders in our field. We discuss the burnout‐promoting aspects of medical education and training. We survey occupational factors, such as the high‐stake pediatric anesthesia environment, occupational health hazards, time pressure, and the reduction in physician autonomy. We then describe societal barriers, such as the marginalization of certain populations, the US system of malpractice litigation, the stigma surrounding psychiatric care, and some of the issues related to physician reimbursement in the United States. We conclude that in order to move forward, improving physician wellness must be a focus of society, of the medical system as a whole, and of individual departments and leaders in pediatric anesthesia.     

基于预防接种异常反应补偿的山东省卡介苗淋巴结炎经济负担测算

目的了解山东省卡介苗(BCG)淋巴结炎经济负担情况。方法以2011年5月至2019年12月山东省304例申请省级补偿的BCG淋巴结炎病例为对象,收集患者基本情况、预防接种相关情况、门诊(住院)病历和收费票据等相关资料,对其直接经济负担(包括直接医疗费用和直接非医疗费用)、间接经济负担和总经济负担进行测算,比较不同特征病例经济负担的差异。结果304例BCG淋巴结炎患者月龄的M(Q1,Q3)为3(2,4)月,其中男性239例(78.6%),淋巴结破溃71例(23.4%),手术227例(74.7%)。单纯门诊、单纯住院和门诊后住院病例分别占25.7%(78例)、7.2%(22例)和67.1%(204例)。贴现后单例直接、间接和总经济负担的M(Q1,Q3)分别为9910(5713,16074)、2081(1547,3122)和12262(7694,18571)元。直接医疗费用占直接经济负担的89.4%,直接经济负担占总经济负担的84.9%,80.0%病例的总经济负担仅占其补偿金额的20.0%左右,只有2.3%的病例总经济负担占补偿金额的60.0%以上。单纯住院和门诊后住院病例的直接、间接和总经济负担高于单纯门诊病例,手术病例的直接、间接和总经济负担高于非手术病例,淋巴结未破溃病例的直接和总经济负担高于破溃病例(均P<0.05)。结论山东省BCG淋巴结炎病例经济负担受诊疗方式的影响,且以直接医疗费用为主。     

Efficacy of m-Health for the detection of adverse events following immunization – The stimulated telephone assisted rapid safety surveillance (STARSS) randomised control trial

IntroductionPassive surveillance is recommended globally for the detection of adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) but this has significant challenges. Use of Mobile health for vaccine safety surveillance enables a consumer-centred approach to reporting. The Stimulated Telephone Assisted Rapid Safety Surveillance (STARSS) a randomised control trial (RCT) sought to evaluate the efficacy and acceptability of SMS for AEFI surveillance.MethodsMulti-centre RCT, participants were adult vaccinees or parents of children receiving any vaccine at a trial site. At enrolment randomisation occurred to one of two SMS groups or a control group. Prompts on days 2, 7 and 14 post-immunisation, were sent to the SMS group, to ascertain if a medical event following immunisation (MEFI) had occurred. No SMS’s were sent to the control participants. Those in the SMS who notified an MEFI were pre-randomised to complete a computer assisted telephone interview or a web based report to determine if an AEFI had occurred whilst an AEFI in the controls was determined by a search for passive reports. The primary outcome was the AEFI detection rate in the SMS group compared to controls.ResultsWe enrolled 6,338 participants, who were equally distributed across groups and who received 11,675 vaccines. The SMS group (4,225) received 12,675 surveillance prompts with 9.8% being non-compliant and not responding. In those that responded 90% indicated that no MEFI had been experienced and 184 had a verified AEFI. 6 control subjects had a reported AEFI. The AEFI detection rate was 13 fold greater in the SMS group when compared with controls (4.3 vs 0.3%).ConclusionWe have demonstrated that the STARSS methodology improves AEFI detection. Our findings should inform the wider use of SMS-based surveillance which is particularly relevant since establishing robust and novel pharmacovigilance systems is critical to monitoring novel vaccines which includes potential COVID vaccines.