Study of clinical application of manipulations of filiform needles to promoteby data mining technique / 中国针灸

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To analyze the diseases and effects of the manipulations to promoteby filiform needles, with the help of data mining technique.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Literature about different manipulations to promoteby filiform needles in recent 60 years was collected in China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI). Then databases were established to mine the relativities among the diseases, subjects, acupoints selection law,routes and directions of meridianand effects.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>①Total 489 articles were included. The basic manipulations with the frequency of 630 were on the top. The auxiliary and four methods ofrespectively appeared 70 times. The diseases in the internal medicine were treated with the basic and auxiliary methods of the higher frequencies, 311 and 44 times separately. While the four methods ofwere mostly used in the surgical area, 37 timestotally. ②The diseases treated from high to low by lifting, thrusting and twirling represented retention of urine, sequelae of stroke, pain in waist and lower limbs, of which the effect for retention of urine was better than those of the other two, and the lifting and thrusting method was superior to twirling. ③As for the auxiliary methods, 25 times were found about vibration needling; 18 times, twisting. The highest frequency of 6 times for the vibration needling was on the sequelae of stroke; while 4 times for the twisting, stranguria. ④As to the four methods of,was most frequently applied, and its highest frequency of 18 was onsyndrome.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Manipulations to promoteby filiform needles are crucial to achieving the effects of acupuncture. The basic methods are widely used in clinic and have been seen good efficacy. While the auxiliary means assist to promoteto stimulate the body,among which the four methods ofare mainly to smooth the meridians and driveof patients with surgical diseases and take meridian blocking the priority.</p>

Study on disease category selection in acupuncture and moxibustion efficacy evaluation based on Bibliometrics / 国际中医中药杂志

From the perspective of efficacy evaluation based on the literatures of MEDLINE database,the study carries out a bibliometrics study on domestic and foreign acupuncture clinical trials of the past three decades.The study involves the statistical classification on different systems and diseases,as well as statistics of diseases species on RCT or non- RCT involved,which will provide ideas and directions on diseases selection for the efficacy evaluation and re-evaluation researches in the field of evidence based medicine.

Characteristics of Keio University Hospital's Kampo Clinic Judging from the First Visit Patients / 日本東洋医学雑誌

Background : Since 2002, Keio University Hospital's Kampo Clinic has promoted itself actively through the media, public presentations, faculty outreach and an internet home page. However, the relative value of these promotions is unknown. Additionally, the range and prevalence of presenting concerns, and the ages and the gender ratio of the patients served at Keio is unknown.Objective and Methods : To better understand and better serve the patients, the medical charts of every new patient who presented to Keio University Hospital's Kampo Clinic from November 2004 to November 2005 (n=791) were retrospectively analyzed for 1) referral source, 2) age, 3) gender, and, 4) disease category.Results : The internet webpage was by far the best source of new patient referrals. The out-of-hospital referral rate to the clinic was remarkably low. Women exceeded men by a 3 : 1 ratio. Most women were in their thirties but male patients were fairly evenly distributed across the age spectrum. Patients under 16 and over 70 were gender-balanced. The vast majority of patients presented with general medicine/pediatric, dermatological or gynecological problems.Conclusion : A patient-oriented internet home page provides a good source of new patient referrals. Given the low rate of referrals from outside hospitals and physicians, additional outreach directed at internal medicine, dermatology or obstetrics/gynecology physicians appears warranted.

Practice and experience in the classified management of cases of disease categories / 中华医院管理杂志

Objective To improve the hospital's capability for controlling the quality and expenses of disease categories so as to reduce unnecessary consumption of medical resources while ensuring medical quality. Methods All inpatient cases in the hospital were classified according to disease categories,reference criteria for the quality and expenses of all disease categories were formulated,feedback and analysis systems and assessment systems for the quality of disease categories were improved,and evaluation of the care quality and work performance by departments or physicians was conducted.Results The departments' awareness of the quality and expenses of disease categories was enhanced,the rate of good-quality cases rose from 80.01% to 86.22%,and the proportion of drug expenses dropped to 40.32%.Conclusion Classified management of cases of disease categories plays a key role in improving a hospital's managerial level,enhancing its medical efficiency,reducing its medical costs,and standardizing its medical behavior.