ObjectiveTo understand the current situation of hospital infection management related to the hospital maternity ward, learn the risks of infection, discover problems existing in hospital infection management, and seek appropriate solutions for hospital infection.
MethodsBetween January 2011 and December 2012, using uniform questionnaire for prospective survey and field interviews, we investigated the hospital infection situation in medical health care workers, pregnant women, and live newborns.
ResultsA total of 2 225 questionnaires were retreated with a retreat rate of 100%. Hospital infection occurred in 23 cases, of which 15 cases were maternal infection (1.35%) and 8 cases were neonate infection (0.72%). Maternal infection was mainly focused on reproductive tract, surgery incision and urinary tract. Neonate infection was mainly focused on lower respiratory tract and skin. The management system of hospital infection in the maternity ward was basically strengthened, but the infection monitoring work was still not timely, and staff training in infection control knowledge was not in place. The overall environment, sterilization, disinfection and isolation should be strengthened, and there were also some other safety hazards.
ConclusionThe management of infection in hospital maternity ward is the key to control the infection in maternity ward. The infection management seems perfect, but there are still some hidden dangers. The management system needs to be improved and the management should be implemented strictly according to the system, in order to avoid the occurrence of infection in maternity ward and ensure the safety of patients.
ObjectiveTo investigate on preoperative hand-washing for analyzing the underlying problems, in purpose of preventing operation-related infection via strengthening the standardization of surgical hand-washing and hand-disinfection.
MethodsFrom July to September 2014, surveillance video of pre-operative hand-washing was studied and analyzed. We randomly selected 100 subjects, and assessment was performed based on the self-made surgical hand-washing and hand-disinfection protocol. Grading was done strictly. The passing score was 60 or higher; a score of 70-79 meant good; and a score of 80-100 indicated excellence.
ResultsIn the survey, 91 in the 100 subjects were qualified. Among the qualified subjects, there were 53% of excellence and 20% of good. The major problems included erroneous methods, step omissions, time lacking, pollution, wrong flushing method or dry-hand method, and insufficient washing time.
ConclusionBased on the survey, the administration department is advised to strengthen the regulatory supervision and education training based on standard surgical hand-washing and hand-disinfection criteria, especially training interns and new staff, in purpose of reducing the incidence of operation-related infection and improving hospitalization management qualities.
Objective To investigate the health status of residents in rural areas of China as well as their needs for health service, and to explore the effective way to improve the health status of rural residents so as to provide a basis for the training of community healthcare professionals. Methods Using the method of stratified cluster random sampling, we investigated 4190 rural residents from 1200 families, which were sampled from 13 provinces of China according to the geographical distribution. Results The 2-week prevalence rate was 27.9%. 32.7% of the patients saw a doctor, and 20.5% did not take any measures. Among those who did not take any measures, 78.4% thought their illness was mild and did not need any treatment; and the second reason for no treatment was lack of money (accounting for 36.5%). The prevalence rate of chronic diseases during the past half year was 24.9%, among which lumbar and leg pain was the most prevalent (accounting for 7.8%), followed by hypertension (accounting for 5.5%). The rates of visiting a doctor were 43.9% and 61.5% in township level and village level health institutions, respectively, during the past one year. 70.0% of the patients looked for treatment, 8.4% chose to ignore, and 20.8% took medicine by themselves. Among those who visited a doctor, 61.0% preferred hospitals near their houses, and 34.0% preferred those with lower expenses. More than half of the residents (accounting for 57.3%) did not have any physical examination during the past 3 years, and 28.3% did have a check-up but not regularly. Among the rural residents investigated, 64.2% obtained health care knowledge from television, newspapers, books and radio broadcasting, and 67.3% were desirous of regular physical examination. 56.3% and 33.1% of the rural residents considered the skill of the healthcare professionals in town-level institutions to be acceptable and satisfactory, respectively; and 61.7% and 24.6% evaluated the skill of those in village-level institutions to be acceptable and satisfactory, respectively. Conclusion The health status of rural residents is not optimistic, and their health behaviors need to be correctly guided, and the medical facilities and healthcare service quality of primary healthcare institutions should be improved. It is suggested that the government and medical colleges take the responsibility to train healthcare professionals for the primary health care in rural areas.
ObjectiveTo evaluate the burden of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKPN) and carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli (CRECO), two types of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), in pediatric patients in Jiangxi Province.MethodsA retrospective investigation was carried out for the distribution of CRKPN/CRECO in pediatric (neonatal group and non-neonatal group) and adult patients in 30 hospitals in Jiangxi Province from January 2016 to December 2018, and the changing trends and detection situations of different patients and types of hospitals were compared and analyzed.ResultsFrom 2016 to 2018, the annual resistance rates of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli to carbapenem in pediatric patients were 5.89%, 4.03%, and 4.24%, respectively, showed a downward trend (χ2trend=5.568, P=0.018). The resistance rate of Klebsiellae pneumoniae and Escherichia coli to carbapenem in neonatal group was higher than that in non-neonatal group (8.44% vs. 3.40%; χ2=63.155, P<0.001) and adult group (8.44% vs. 3.45%; χ2=97.633, P<0.001). In pediatric patients, the 3-year carbapenem resistance rate of Klebsiella pneumoniae was higher than that of Escherichia coli (9.10% vs. 2.48%; χ2=128.177, P<0.001). In non-neonatal pediatric patients, the 3-year resistance rate of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli to carbapenem in maternity and children hospitals was higher than that in general hospitals (4.35% vs. 1.36%; χ2=25.930, P<0.001). CRKPN/CRECO detected in pediatrics were mainly isolated from sputum (31.64%), blood (24.36%), urine (13.82%), and pus (8.36%).ConclusionAlthough the overall resistance rate of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli to carbapenem in pediatric patients showed a downward trend, that in neonatal patients was still high, and the monitoring and prevention and control measures of CRE should be strengthened in neonatal patients.
ObjectiveTo learn the current situation and feature of nosocomial infection (NI), so as to provide reference for making the prevention measures.
MethodsPrevalence rate of nosocomial infection in patients hospitalized on December 18, 2012 was investigated by the combination of bed-side examination and medical record checking.
ResultsA total of 1 083 patients were surveyed, and the prevalence rate of nosocomial infection was 6.00%. Intensive Care Unit had the highest NI prevalence (28.57%), followed by Hematology Department (20.00%) and Neurosurgery Department (20.00%). Lower respiratory tract (38.46%) was the main infection site, followed by superficial surgical incision (13.85%). The usage rate of antimicrobial agents was 30.56%, and 40 strains of pathogens were isolated, in which Klebsiella pneumonia (15.0%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (12.5%) and Escherichia coli (10.0%) were the main ones.
ConclusionTarget monitoring management of key departments and key sites should be strengthened, and the management of antimicrobial agents should be stressed and invasive procedures should be decreased.
ObjectiveTo investigate scientific research situation of postgraduates in the West China School of Medicine of Sichuan University.
MethodsA self-designed questionnaire was used in an investigation concerning scientific research situation among 352 medical postgraduates in the West China Medical School of Sichuan University. Then SPSS 15.1 software was used to analyze the data.
ResultsMost experiments, that the postgraduates took, involved multiple technologies, of which, molecular techniques were the most widely-used (reaching 35.5%). Sixty-eight percent students maintained that clinical practice, teaching/learning and scientific research were very important. The most frequently-encountered problem were research design, experimental techniques and methods, the contact with laboratory, and statistical analysis. When encountering the problems, 51.1% postgraduates turned to tutors, and 40.1% dealt with it by themselves.
ConclusionIt is suggested that, cultivating scientific research ability and awareness of medical postgraduates should be strengthened, and platforms should be set up for medical postgraduates to carry out research.
Objective To provide references for the rational allocation of health personnel in rural hospitals through understanding the status of health human resources of rural hospitals in remote and poor areas of Sichuan Province. Methodes This study used cluster sampling method, combined with questionnaire survey and qualitative interviews. A total of 711 health workers of 29 rural hospitals in Pengzhou and Baoxing of Sichuan Province were interviewed. SPSS16.0 was used for descriptive analysis.Results The average age of rural hospitals health personnel in remote and poor areas of Sichuan Province was 30 years old. Post-secondary education accounted for 58.12%, and Bachelor degree or above accounted for 7.2%. The number of medium and senior professional titles account for 8.4 %. The ratio of doctors to nurses was 1:0.55. In the survey of health workers, those doctors with practice (assistant) license accounted for 38.5%, and those without any qualification occupied 27.1 %. Conclusions The professional titles of medical personnel of rural hospitals in remote and poor areas in Sichuan province are generally low. The distribution of professional categories is irrational. The staff in charge of prevention and care are inadequate. There exist a large number of unqualified medical workers. Therefore, the government should increase the investment in rural health and take measures to stabilize the team structure, introduce the talented, and strengthen the training for health personnel of rural hospitals to improve their overall quality.
ObjectiveTo investigate the evening outpatient service demand in West China Hospital, in order to provide better service.
MethodsUsing self-questionnaire, we investigated 1 734 outpatients and the data were analyzed with SPSS 16.0 software.
ResultsA total of 90.7% of the surveyed patients reported that it was necessary to have evening outpatient service, 53.1% of the patients were willing to come to the hospital in the morning, and 4.2% prefer to come to the hospital in the evening.
ConclusionEvening outpatient service in large general hospitals is getting high social affirmation. It is helpful to those who are inconvenient or unwilling to come to the hospital during day time, and is a complement for day-time outpatient and emergency outpatient service. Consultation time and resource arrangement in the evening outpatient service should conform to the principle of rational allocation for hospital resources.
Objective To provide the evidence for anti-epidemic command and developing response plan through investigation on prophlactical disinfection in Deyang, the worst-hit areas after Wenchuan earthquake. Methods We used convenient sampling together with the report forms and the self-made questionnaire to collect information from 107 villages and 17 settlement spots for the disaster victims in 25 towns in Deyang disaster area. Results There were a total of 6 kinds of disinfectant, including the chlorine disinfectant, 2 kinds of peroxide disinfectant and 2 other types of disinfectant, which were delivered the Deyang disaster area through the National amp; Province CDC system allocation or the None-Goverment Organization donation. From May 17 to June 9, the large-scale preventive disinfection was carried out in the disaster area, covering tap water, the restroom and the latrine pit, trash, environment and sewage. All personnel who conducted the disinfection for prevention and public health in the villages and towns received the technical training for disinfection. Conclusion Various disinfectant types and difference specifications cause trouble in the training of manpower and the use of disinfectant. Preventive disinfection in the most serious disaster areas is better than in serious disaster areas. The main channel of obtaining the disinfectant is through the National amp; Province CDC. The daily-report system of the disinfected areas may monitor the progress of disinfectant use. The suitable disinfection may prevent the public health secondary disaster and protect the environment effectively.
ObjectiveTo investigate the use of traditional and new-type antidepressants in the in-patients with depressive disorder.
MethodsThe antidepressant use of 165 in-patients with depressive disorders from March 1st to April 30th, 2013 were investigated.
ResultsThe new-type antidepressants became the best drug in clinic, and single drug use was carried out mostly. The most used drug was atypical antipsychotics.
ConclusionThe use of antidepressant drugs in the in-patients with depressive disorder in our hospital is regular and reasonable.
