Validation of Probabilistic Linkage to Match De-identified Ambulance Records to a State Trauma Registry

Objectives: To validate the accuracy of using probabilistic linkage for matching de‐identified ambulance records to a state trauma registry. Methods: This was a retrospective cohort analysis. Three thousand nine hundred nineteen true matches between ambulance and state trauma registry data from 1998 to 2003 were identified by deterministic matching on trauma identification number and verified by human review. Two thousand thirty‐eight ambulance records from trauma patients not meeting criteria for a true match, and an identical number of trauma registry records randomly selected from the one local county served by a different EMS provider, were included as nonmatches. There were 17 variables considered for linkage, which included the following: age, gender, race, county, hospital, date, rural setting, call and arrival times, mechanism, penetrating injury, vital signs, intubation, and intoxication. Probabilistic linkage was used to link the two data sets, using seven different combinations of common variables (maximum, 17; minimum, 4). The sensitivity and specificity of identifying true matches and nonmatches (95% confidence intervals [95% CI]) were calculated for each combination of variables. Results: Using all 17 available variables, 3,766 of 3,919 true matches were appropriately linked (sensitivity, 96.1%; 95% CI = 95.4% to 96.7%), with eight mismatches (specificity, 99.6%; 95% CI = 99.2% to 99.8%). Sensitivity fell below 95% with < 15 variables; however, sensitivity was very dependent on the inclusion of variables with high discriminatory power. Specificity remained >98% regardless of the number of variables included. Conclusions: Probabilistic linkage is a valid method for matching ambulance records to a trauma registry without the use of patient identifiers; however, the sensitivity of identifying true matches is critically dependent on the number and type of common variables included in the analysis.     

医疗设备维护管理信息系统的开发与研究

本文基于C Builder和SQLServer开发平台,介绍了设备维护管理信息系统的开发设计,实施及应用拓展,为医院对医疗设备的维护管理及科学决策作出积极探索。     

医用电气设备和系统电磁兼容性抗干扰设计方案的研究

依据现有电磁兼容性及医用电气设备安全通用要求的相关标准,主要从接地、屏蔽和滤波三个方面对我国现阶段医用电气设备和系统的电磁兼容性抗干扰设计方案进行探讨,希望借此为医用电气设备电磁兼容性的推广做一些有益的探索.     

英文医学科技论文写作中词的选择与搭配

作者结合实际工作经验简要论述了英文医学科技论文写作中词的选择与搭配的问题,并就如何提高英文写作水平提出了几点建议。     

Postgraduate qualifications of British doctors

Among British-qualified doctors of 1974 and 1977, about 80% held postgraduate qualifications of some kind. The commonest qualifications were DRCOG, MRCP and MRCOG. There were considerable differences between medical schools in the numbers of qualifiers taking various examinations. Apart from the MRC Psych, DRCOG and Family Planning Certificate, qualifications were more commonly held by men than women. Tables show the type of work being done 9-13 years after leaving medical school by holders of various postgraduate qualifications; e.g. 60% of MRCP holders were working in medicine or a medical specialty and 84% of FRCS holders in general surgery or a surgical specialty. Discussion deals with the plurality, specificity, variability, perceived necessity, sufficiency, international utility and career significance of British postgraduate qualifications.     

超声波在医疗领域中的应用及分析例举

本文简要介绍了超声波的三个特点，并从诊断、治疗、辅助用途三方面论述了超声波在临床的普遍应用，其中重点介绍了三维超声成像技术。     

维纳滤波器在数字化X射线影像中的应用

介绍了一种简单有效的维纳滤波器设计过程,并采用该过程对数字化X射线影像进行滤波,试验表明:维纳滤波器能在去除图像噪声的同时较好地保留图像细节,具有实际应用价值。     

病案质量问题与改进

病案作为记录医疗活动过程的重要载体,包含着各类丰富的信息。医疗服务质量评价有很多内容是通过病案实现的。作者分析了包括"三级医师查房"在内的20余项在病案中反映的医疗服务质量项目,指出影响质量判断的常见因素,并提出解决的对策与措施。     

护理记录缺陷分析及干预对策

目的 为了提高护理质量。方法 采用随机抽查500份护理记录的分析方法。结果 发现有种种缺陷118份（26．3％），共178例次。结论 以卫生部颁布的标准为准则，分析缺陷产生的原因，最后以人为本采取加强护士的法律知识学习，业务技术提升，质控队伍建设和医护、护护、护患关系沟通等措施，达到最大限度地减少护理缺陷，全面提高护理质量。     

阑尾炎单病种患者的费用分析

目的：分析实行医保单病种后医保病人与非医保病人阑尾炎治疗的费用差距，提出对医保进一步改革的思索。方法：用Excel 2003建数据表，对我院2005年2月至2006年8月期间收治的单病种收费阑尾炎患者和非单病种收费患者的费用和并发症进行分析并进行统计学处理。结果：阑尾炎治疗并发症发生率及痊愈率在两组间无显著性差异，费用比较两组间差异显著。结论：目前的单病种收费标准基本可以满足临床治疗阑尾炎的需要，同时在实行单病种收费后可以节约大量医疗费用。如进一步扩大单病种范围，用经济手段调动医院的自律机制，医疗费用有进一步下降的空间。