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OBJECTIVE： To compare the efficacy and safety of domestic vancomycin and imported vancomycin in the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus （MRSA） caused lung infection after neurosurgery. METHODS： The patients after neurosurgery with MRSA pulmonary infection diagnosed in our hospital from Jan. 2014 to Jun. 2015 and using domestic vancomycin were included in domestic vancomycin group， while those who used imported vancomycin from Jul. 2015 to Dec. 2018 were included in imported vancomycin group. The baseline data of the two groups were matched by 1 ∶ 1 according to propensity score matching method. The 30-day all-cause mortality， 90-day all-cause mortality of severe patients， 7 d effective bacterial clearance rate and the incidence of ADR were compared between 2 groups. RESULTS： There were 108 cases in domestic vancomycin group and 279 cases in imported vancomycin group. After propensity score matching， 108 cases in domestic and 108 cases in imported vancomycin group were finally included. The 30-day mortality rates of domestic group and imported group were 10.19％（11/108） and 7.41％（8/108） respectively， and the 90-day all-cause mortality of 22 pairs of severe patients were 63.64％. The 7 d effective bacterial clearance rates were 75.00％（48/64） and 81.94％（59/72）， and there was no statistical significance （P＞0.05）. The incidences of creatinine increase ＞1 fold were 25.93％（28/108） and 12.04％（13/108）， the total incidences of ADR were 29.63％（32/108） and 15.74％（17/108）， respectively， with statistical significance （P＜0.05）. CONCLUSIONS： The therapeutic efficacy of imported vancomycin is similar to that of domestic vancomycin in the treatment of postoperative pulmonary infection with MRSA after neurosurgery， but the safety needs to pay close attation， especially the rise of serum creatinime.
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Objective To analyze impacts of the referral system on outpatient satisfaction with the background of developing a hierarchical medical system, and to provide recommendations for further improvements of the referral system.Methods Based on the outpatient satisfaction survey results of the National Healthcare Improvement Initiative Third Party Assessment(2016-2017),the propensity matching method was used to analyze the satisfaction of outpatients who were referred and not referred.Results Compared with the overall satisfaction score of the non-referred outpatients, that of the referred outpatients was 0.11 points lower(P<0.01,95%CI=-0.17, -0.06).The patient experience satisfaction score of the referred outpatients was 0.06 points lower than that of the non-referred(P=0.03,95%CI=-0.11,-0.01).Conclusions Under the policy background of the hierarchical medical system in China, the current referral system has failed to positively improve patient satisfaction.To further improve the referral system and to raise patient satisfaction,there is a need to take following actions,to link the referral system construction with the public hospital reforms, in order to motivate the tertiary hospitals to be more actively involved in the strengthening of the referral system,to strengthen the medical capacity of the primary health care institutions, to standardize the referral criteria and procedure, and to formulate a more rational and effective health insurance payment method and reimbursement system.In addition, it is critical to further regulate and optimize the referral procedures,so as to set up reasonable and effective insurance payment and reimbursement for the referred patients, to promote the dissemination and to raise public awareness of the referral policy.Finally,it is necessary to enhance the diagnostic and treatment skills of the primary level of the health care delivery system.