The utilization of traditional Chinese medicine and associated factors in Taiwan in 2002

Background Previous studies have noted that there is a high utilization rate of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) services in Taiwan, China and in western countries, but few studies investigated factors associated with the utilization of TCM in Taiwan. This study analyzes the utilization rate and the factors associated with the utilization of TGM in Taiwan. Methods Data for this study were from the 2002 HPKAP Survey that conducted the face-to-face questionnaire interviews of people aged 15 years and over from October 2002 to March 2003 in Taiwan. This study analyzed the utilization of TCM outpatient services, including admission to the hospital and clinic visits. Results A total of 26 755 participants completed the survey in the six-month period. The data revealed that 10.4% of participants had utilized TCM services in the past one month while 4.2% of participants utilized TCM only (without using Western medicine outpatient services (WM) or Folk therapy (F'I')). The average visits of TCM services per patient was higher among people who had utilized TCM and FT services (2.68 visits) than among those who had utilized WM and FT services (2.15 visits) or TCM services alone (2.15 visits) during the previous one month. Younger people (odds ratio OR= 1.78, 95%C/= 1.47-2.16), women (compared with men), and people with higher education levels (OR = 1.58, 95%CI =1.25-1.98) were more likely to visit TCM than compared groups. People with self-reported poor health status (OR = 2.07,95%CI = 1.76-2.44) and people who exercise regularly (OR = 1.17, 95%CI = 1.07-1.27) had higher ORs to visit TCM service than comparison group.Conclusions There is a high utilization of TCM in Taiwan. Further studies are needed to investigate the related factors and determinants between the utilization of TCM and the utilization of FT in Taiwan.     

理疗床和手法治疗肩关节周围炎的随机对照临床观察

目的评价两种不同方法治疗肩关节周围炎的临床疗效.方法采用随机数字表将患者随机分为治疗组和对照组.治疗组36例,男8例,女28例,年龄45～64岁;对照组36例,男15例,女21例,年龄45～62岁.治疗组采用温热理疗床治疗4周.对照组采用推拿按摩手法治疗4周.分别在筛选期(治疗前)及治疗后14、28 d(治疗结束时)各观察记录1次,对比两组肩部疼痛症状、肩关节功能及症状疗效的改善.结果两组治疗前后各观察指标比较,肩部疼痛症状明显改善(P＜0.05);肩关节上举外展、外旋、后伸内旋活动角度均有明显增大(P＜0.05).治疗结果显示治疗组显效4例,有效25例,无效7例;对照组痊愈12例,显效13例,有效7例,无效4例.两组疗效比较差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05),对照组优于治疗组.结论理疗床和手法对肩关节周围炎引起的一系列临床症状及功能障碍均具有一定程度的改善效果.     

汉语成语结尾字事件相关电位N400的研究

目的 通过记录汉语成语结尾字匹配与不匹配事件相关电位N400的变化，探讨视觉词语认知模式及汉字认知加工特征。方法发采用南方医院研制的事件相关电位仪，对15例21—36岁健康人右利手受试者中，进行汉语成语正常结尾字(匹配字)与歧义字(不匹配字)N400的研究。结果 受试者对结尾词匹配与不匹配组的N400成分在潜伏期及波幅差异有显著性(P≤0．01)，不匹配组的N400波幅高，潜伏期长。N400广泛分布于各区，左侧比右侧波幅偏高。结论 汉语成语结尾字匹配与不匹配的N400与字词认知中的语义密切相关，有一定的临床价值，可用于临床多种伴有语言障碍疾病的评估。     

Using Queueing Theory to Increase the Effectiveness of Emergency Department Provider Staffing

Objectives: Significant variation in emergency department (ED) patient arrival rates necessitates the adjustment of staffing patterns to optimize the timely care of patients. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a queueing model in identifying provider staffing patterns to reduce the fraction of patients who leave without being seen. Methods: The authors collected detailed ED arrival data from an urban hospital and used a Lag SIPP queueing analysis to gain insights on how to change provider staffing to decrease the proportion of patients who leave without being seen. The authors then compared this proportion for the same 39‐week period before and after the resulting changes. Results: Despite an increase in arrival volume of 1,078 patients (6.3%), an average increase in provider hours of 12 hours per week (3.1%) resulted in 258 fewer patients who left without being seen. This represents a decrease in the proportion of patients who left without being seen by 22.9%. Restricting attention to a four‐day subset of the week during which there was no increase in total provider hours, a reallocation of providers based on the queueing model resulted in 161 fewer patients who left without being seen (21.7%), despite an additional 548 patients (5.5%) arriving in the second half of the study. Conclusions: Timely access to a provider is a critical dimension of ED quality performance. In an environment in which EDs are often understaffed, analyses of arrival patterns and the use of queueing models can be extremely useful in identifying the most effective allocation of staff.     

中药醇提物对血液透析效果的影响

①目的　观察中药醇提物 (HD组方 )对血液透析效果的影响。②方法　选择我院终末期肾衰竭 (ES RD)病人 6 6例 ,已行维持性血液透析治疗 1年以上 ,随机分为常规组 32例 ,中药组 34例。常规组继续进行常规血液透析 ,中药组在常规透析的基础上 ,将透析液中加入HD组方 ,疗程均为 6个月。定期观察各组病人透析前、后血清尿素氮 (BUN)、肌酐 (Cr)、平均时间尿素氮浓度 (TACurea)、蛋白分解率 (PR)及G S指数 (KT/V值 )。③结果　中药组治疗后BUN、Cr水平与常规组同期比较明显降低 ,差别具有显著性 (t=2 .5 6 1、2 .4 98,P <0 .0 5 )。中药组治疗后TACurea较治疗前明显降低 ,差别具有极显著性 (t=2 .797,P <0 .0 1 ) ;而PR、KT/V值较治疗前明显升高 ,差别具有显著性 (t=2 .36 1、2 .4 98,P <0 .0 5 )。④结论　中药HD组方在透析液中的应用可提高ESRD病人透析效果及生活质量     

脑健冲剂对AD模型大鼠行为学及线粒体结构影响的实验研究

目的：研究脑健冲剂对AD模型大鼠行为学及线粒体超微结构的影响。方法：采用D-半乳糖致衰老与β-淀粉样蛋白注射联合所致的AD大鼠模型，服用脑健冲剂，测试大鼠在迷宫中的学习及记忆能力和海马CAl区线粒体体密度、面数密度等形态学指标。结果：脑健冲剂能有效的改善AD模型大鼠的学习、记忆障碍，并能很好地改善线粒体结构的受损程度。结论：脑健冲剂对AD有较明显的治疗作用，为临床应用脑健冲剂治疗AD提供实验依据。     

中西医结合治疗酒精性肝病的疗效观察

目的　观察用常规方法及中西医结合方法治疗酒精性肝病的疗效差异。方法　将 5 6例酒精性肝病患者随机分为二组 ,对照组常规方法治疗 ,治疗组常规方法加中医辩证施治。结果　两组治疗三个月后 ,治疗组消化道症状消除 ,GOT/GPT恢复正常 ,γ -GT恢复正常 ,B超声像图好转等四个观察指标明显优于对照组。结论　中西医结合治疗酒精性肝病目前仍是可靠和可取的方法     

Local anesthesia for inguinal hernia repair in adolescents

Background Many centers use local anesthesia for adult inguinal hernia surgery in the setting of day-case surgery. There are no reports on, or guidelines for, use of anesthesia for inguinal hernia surgery in adolescents. We describe our initial experience with the use of local anesthesia and intravenous sedation for inguinal hernia surgery in adolescents in the setting of a day-surgery facility. Methods The charts of 14 consecutive adolescent patients (aged 12–17) who had inguinal hernia surgery from July 2004 to March 2005 were reviewed retrospectively. Intravenous sedation was administered 1–3 min before injection of local anesthetic. Sedation consisted of midazolam 0.085 mg kg⁻¹ and either fentanyl 0.85 μg kg⁻¹ or ketamine 0.085 mg kg⁻¹, according to the preference of the anesthesiologist. Additional sedation with half the initial dose was administered if required. Local anesthesia using a combination of lignocaine and bupivacaine was administered by the surgeon with infiltration in the skin and deep tissues. Results Fourteen adolescents aged 12–17 years (mean 14.8 ± 1.37), weighing 34–100 kg (mean 61.2 ± 16.5), had 15 inguinal hernia repairs with sedation and local anesthesia. All the patients were male. All completed the surgery with sedation and local anesthesia. None required conversion to general anesthesia. There were no immediate or subsequent complications. Mean time from the end of surgery to discharge home was under 2 h (mean 106 ± 36 min). Examination of patient charts did not reveal any complaints regarding the surgery or the postoperative course at the postoperative follow up visit. Conclusions The use of local anesthesia with intravenous sedation for inguinal hernia repair in the adolescent age group seems feasible and requires further prospective study.     

切开复位解剖型钢板内固定治疗肱骨远端骨折

[目的]探讨采用切开复位解剖型钢板（“Y”形）内固定治疗肱骨远端骨折的临床疗效。[方法]2001年2月-2006年4月采用切开复位解剖型钢板（“Y”形）内固定治疗肱骨远端骨折共22例，采用尺骨鹰嘴截骨方法显露肱骨远端及关节面骨折者11例，采用肱三头肌舌形瓣方法显露骨折者11例。术后常规中药熏洗、CPM机训练、手法等综合治疗。[结果]22例患者随访时间均超过1a，平均28个月（13—32个月），骨折全部愈合，平均愈合时间为5．7个月（4～10个月），根据Mayo肘关节功能评估指数，结果：优9例（40．9％），良7例（31．81％）。[结论]切开复位解剖型钢板（“Y”形）内固定治疗肱骨远端骨折，固定可靠，为术后早期进行功能锻炼创造了条件；术后早期开始个体化患肢功能锻炼，结合中药熏洗、CPM训练、手法等方法可获得满意疗效。     

运用中国古典音乐应对胃癌病人的术前焦虑

[目的 ]探讨中国古典音乐治疗胃癌病人术前焦虑的作用。 [方法 ]随机将 60例早期胃癌病人分成实验组和对照组。两组均给予解释、指导、鼓励、安慰等支持性治疗 ,实验组再给予音乐治疗。应用Zung氏焦虑自评量表 (SAS)对两组病人进行评估。 [结果 ]两组病人在支持性治疗前焦虑评分比较无统计学意义 ,而实验组病人在给予音乐治疗后焦虑分值比对照组有统计学意义(P <0 .0 5 )。 [结论 ]中国古典音乐影响人的情绪行为 ,从而引起愉快、舒适的情绪 ,有改善和调整人的大脑皮层的功能