Evidence based pharmaceutical interventions focusing on the characteristics of antibiotics use in primary hospitals were investigated to optimize the use of antibiotics. Four pharmaceutical interventions were set up i...Evidence based pharmaceutical interventions focusing on the characteristics of antibiotics use in primary hospitals were investigated to optimize the use of antibiotics. Four pharmaceutical interventions were set up in this study: 1) different levels of antibiotic management system were developed; 2) usage of antibiotics was reported in a monthly journal for the entire hospital; 3) early antibiotics warning system was started; 4) communication between pharmacists and physicians was strengthened. Use of antibiotics in 2007 (before intervention) and 2008 (after intervention) in department of respiratory medicine was analyzed. Significant differences (P〈0.01) in antibiotics use before and after intervention were observed. Use of antibiotics was changed from focusing on one category of drugs to a rotation of a wide range of agents. Evidence based, sound pharmaceutical interventions were effective means to ensure the rational use of antibiotics.展开更多
To review the challenges and countermeasures in the hospital care for Wenchuan earthquake casualties and draw lessons for the protective response in the future. Medical records and laboratory findings of the victims a...To review the challenges and countermeasures in the hospital care for Wenchuan earthquake casualties and draw lessons for the protective response in the future. Medical records and laboratory findings of the victims admitted in West China Hospital (WCH) were retro- spectively analyzed. Related data were compared between beforemath and aftermath of the earthquake and between WCH and frontier county hospitals. One thousand and thirty-one earthquake survivors were hospitalized, 1 358 victims underwent surgery and 142 victims were transferred to intensive care unit. The incidence of infection, crush syndrome and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) was 39.6%, 20,7% and 2.3% respectively. Wound classification showed that the incidence of extremity damage was 72%, while the incidence of chest trauma, abdominal trauma and brain trauma was less than 10% respectively. Isolating rates of environmental pathogens were increased in the aftermath of earthquake, and the spectrum of the pathogens and related antibiotic sensitivities were quite different from those in the beforemath of earthquake. The social economic and population conditions in the earthquake-stricken areas affected the composition of the victims and the geographic features restricted the efficiency of rescue. Trauma-induced MODS, crush syndrome and severe infections all constituted the dilemma for the hospital care, to resolve whether the multidiscipline team work was proved to be an optimizing choice. For a more effective disaster protective response in the future, the study on rescue plan and the ladder therapies for massive casualties should be potentiated.展开更多
文摘Evidence based pharmaceutical interventions focusing on the characteristics of antibiotics use in primary hospitals were investigated to optimize the use of antibiotics. Four pharmaceutical interventions were set up in this study: 1) different levels of antibiotic management system were developed; 2) usage of antibiotics was reported in a monthly journal for the entire hospital; 3) early antibiotics warning system was started; 4) communication between pharmacists and physicians was strengthened. Use of antibiotics in 2007 (before intervention) and 2008 (after intervention) in department of respiratory medicine was analyzed. Significant differences (P〈0.01) in antibiotics use before and after intervention were observed. Use of antibiotics was changed from focusing on one category of drugs to a rotation of a wide range of agents. Evidence based, sound pharmaceutical interventions were effective means to ensure the rational use of antibiotics.
文摘To review the challenges and countermeasures in the hospital care for Wenchuan earthquake casualties and draw lessons for the protective response in the future. Medical records and laboratory findings of the victims admitted in West China Hospital (WCH) were retro- spectively analyzed. Related data were compared between beforemath and aftermath of the earthquake and between WCH and frontier county hospitals. One thousand and thirty-one earthquake survivors were hospitalized, 1 358 victims underwent surgery and 142 victims were transferred to intensive care unit. The incidence of infection, crush syndrome and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) was 39.6%, 20,7% and 2.3% respectively. Wound classification showed that the incidence of extremity damage was 72%, while the incidence of chest trauma, abdominal trauma and brain trauma was less than 10% respectively. Isolating rates of environmental pathogens were increased in the aftermath of earthquake, and the spectrum of the pathogens and related antibiotic sensitivities were quite different from those in the beforemath of earthquake. The social economic and population conditions in the earthquake-stricken areas affected the composition of the victims and the geographic features restricted the efficiency of rescue. Trauma-induced MODS, crush syndrome and severe infections all constituted the dilemma for the hospital care, to resolve whether the multidiscipline team work was proved to be an optimizing choice. For a more effective disaster protective response in the future, the study on rescue plan and the ladder therapies for massive casualties should be potentiated.