The Empirical Study on the Construction of Ethics Committee in Municipal Hospitals in Shanxi Province / 中国医学伦理学

To analyze the main factors influencing the ethical review work of municipal hospitals in Shanxi Province by investigating the current situation of the construction and operation of ethics committees, and to put forward reasonable suggestions for improving the work of ethics committees. Questionnaire surveys and interviews were used to investigate the composition of ethics committees, systems and standard operating procedures, personnel training, review project methods, time limits, etc. of 24 hospitals at municipal levels in Shanxi Province. The establishment and system of ethics committees in tertiary hospitals at prefecture and city level were basically reasonable, and they could actively play the role of ethics committees. At present, most hospitals do not pay enough attention to the work of ethics committees, lack of full-time staff and systematic training, resulting in insufficient ethics review capabilities. The construction of the ethics committee of the second-level hospital is a mere formality, and no substantive work has been carried out. It is recommended to strengthen the supervision, increase the training of ethics committees and researchers, improve the information management of ethics committees, and establish regional ethics committees to further improve the ability and efficiency of ethics review.

Exploration and practice of interdisciplinary collaboration between medicine and engineering in municipal hospitals: Take the First Hospital of Qinhuangdao as an example / 中华医学科研管理杂志

Objective:The paper aims to analyze achievements and problems of interdisciplinary collaborative research between medicine and engineering carried out jointly by the First Hospital of Qinhuangdao and Yanshan University, to provide further reference for municipal hospitals.Methods:The data of scientific research of the medicine-engineering interdisciplinary collaboration in past 8 years were analyzed with specific focus on the characteristics, academic level and discipline distribution.Results:Academic level of the First Hospital of Qinhuangdao was significantly improved through such medicine-engineering interdisciplinary scientific research collaboration, especially in disciplines such as orthopaedics, rehabilitation medicine, medical imaging that are closely related to engineering disciplines.Conclusions:Deficiency of scientific research resources faced by municipal hospitals can be mitigated by medicine-engineering interdisciplinary collaboration with universities, and medicine-engineering interdisciplinary collaboration can be a possible way to improve academic level of municipal hospitals.

Manejo del Trauma Cardiaco en el Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso. 2015 -2017 / Management of cardiac trauma at the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital. 2015-2017

Introducción: las lesiones cardiacas son entidades desafiantes en la ci-rugía de emergencia, su alta mortalidad obliga a tomar decisiones rápidas y precisas. Metodología: serie de casos que analizó las historias clínicas de pacien-tes con trauma cardiaco atendidos en el Centro de Trauma y Emergencia del Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso (HVCM) durante el período noviembre del 2015 ­ abril 2017. Objetivos: presentar el manejo de esta patología, así como su mortalidad en nuestro medio Resultados: durante el período analizado se atendieron 18 pacientes con trauma cardiaco, 12 por lesión penetrante, 2 iatrogénicas y 4 contusos. El sexo masculino fue el más expuesto a estas lesiones. Dentro de las lesiones por violencia la más frecuente fue: lesión por arma blanca 8 casos y fuego 4. La incisión más utilizada para la reparación cardiaca fue la toracotomía lateral izquierda. El ventrículo izquierdo fue el más afectado en 6 pacientes y el derecho en 5. La mortalidad en este grupo de pacientes fue del 17%. Conclusión: la mortalidad en esta serie de casos fue del 17%, el aborda-je quirúrgico fue preferentemente por toracotomía lateral izquierda en un 67%.(AU).

Introduction: cardiac injuries are challenging entities in emergency surgery, their high mortality forces to make prompt and precise decisions.Methodology: there was a series of cases that analyzed the medical records of patients with cardiac trauma treated at the Trauma and Emergency Center of the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital (HVCM) during the period November 2015 - April 2017.Objectives: to expose the management of this pathology, as well as its mortality in our environment Results: a total of 18 patients with cardiac trauma, 12 due to penetrating injury, 2 iatrogenic and 4 contusions were treated during the analyzed period. The male sex was the most exposed to these injuries. Among the violence injuries, the most frequent was: 8 white weapon injuries and 4 gunshot. The incision most used for cardiac repair was the left lateral thoracotomy. The left ventricle was the most affected in 6 patients and the right ventricle in 5 patients. The mortality in this group of patients was 17%.Conclusion: the mortality in these cases was 17%, the surgical approach was preferably by left lateral thoracotomy in 67%.(AU)

The 13-year experience of performing pancreaticoduodenectomy in a mid-volume municipal hospital

PURPOSE: Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is a complex surgery associated with high morbidity, mortality, and cost. Municipal hospitals have their important role in the public health and welfare system. The purpose of this study was to identify the feasibility as well as the cost-effectiveness of performing PD in a mid-volume municipal hospital based on 13 years of experience with PD. METHODS: From March 2003 to November 2015, 183 patients underwent PD at Seoul Metropolitan Government - Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center.. Retrospectively collected data were analyzed, with a particular focus on complications. Hospital costs were analyzed and compared with a national database, with patients divided into 2 groups on the basis of medical insurance status. RESULTS: The percentage of medical aid was significantly higher than the average in Korean hospitals. (19.1% vs. 5.8%, P = 0.002). Complications occurred in 88 patients (44.3%). Postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) occurred in 113 cases (61.7%), but the clinically relevant POPF was 24.6% (grade B: 23.5% and grade C: 1.1%). The median hospital stay after surgery was 20 days (range, 6–137 days). In-hospital mortality was 3.8% (n = 7), with pulmonary complications being the leading cause. During the study period, improvements were observed in POPF rate, operation time, and hospital stay. The mean total hospital cost was 13,819 United States dollar (USD) per patient, and the mean reimbursement from the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) to health care providers was 10,341 USD (74.8%). The patient copayment portion of the NHIS payment was 5%. CONCLUSION: Performing PD in a mid-volume municipal hospital is feasible, with comparable results and cost-effectiveness.

The Performance Evaluation of Public Municipal Hospitals: Data Envelopment Analysis and Panel Analysis / 보건행정학회지

This study aims to examine the performance of public municipal hospitals through the analysis of data envelopment analysis, efficiency, profitability, and publicness by using panel data during period from 2006 to 2010. The main findings of the study are as follows. First, as a result of efficiency analysis during the period from 2006 to 2010, it was revealed that the number of staff by each job category, labor cost ratio, the number of operating beds need to be decreased. Second, the performance data represented by the indicators of efficiency, profitability and publicness were complementary and showed a tendency of being increased or decreased in same direction. Third, from the result of panel analysis, the efficiency was mainly influenced by the structural factors, while the profitability was influenced by managerial factors, and the publicness by medical environment. In conclusion, in order to enhance the performance of public municipal hospitals in Korea, it is important to harmonize the effort for efficiency, financial and policy support by central and local government, and the continuous participation of community residents.

Selección de candidatos para el cargo de gerente de hospitales públicos: la experiencia de la universidad Ces en el departamento de Antioquia / Selection of candidates for public hospital chief executive officers. The experience of the CES University in Antioquia

El artículo está dividido en dos partes. En la primera, llamada “las Empresas Sociales del Estado (ESE)”, se trata el marco en que está inscrito este tipo de hospital público descentralizado en Colombia, hasta llegar a la figura del gerente hospitalario, que es el tema del artículo. Se explica como, de acuerdo con lo sugerido por la jurisprudencia de la Corte Constitucional, el mecanismo para elegir gerentes en las ESE a futuro sería exclusivamente el concurso de méritos, lo cual hace que este proceso de selección se haga especialmente relevante y de allí la necesidad de evaluar las experiencias institucionales que se tienen al respecto para refinar los procedimientos a futuro. Partiendo de ésto, en la segunda parte del artículo sobre “Selección de ternas para gerente de ESE en la universidad CES” se hace una reseña histórica del proceso, se explica la metodología que ha venido siendo empleada y se hace un sucinto análisis de lo hecho hasta ahora por la universidad CES en este campo.

The article is divided into two parts. The first one is named “the State Social Enterprises (ESE by the acronym in Spanish)”, and refers on the framework in which is inscribed this kind of public decentralized hospitals in Colombia to finally arrive to the figure of managers of the ESE [hospital chief executive officers], which is the central issue of the article. This part is divided in: decentralization of public hospitals, public funding of ESE, structure and organization of ESE, Directive Boards of ESE, managers of the ESE, evaluation of managers of the ESE, and selection of managers of the ESE. It is explained that, in according what is suggested by the jurisprudente of the Constitutional Court, the mechanism for choosing would be based in future on merit, exclusively, and it could convert the selection process in a particularly relevant step and it justifies to evaluate the institutional experiences to refine the procedures in the future. Since this, the second part of the article, about “selection of triples for manager of ESE in the CES University”, makes a historical review of the processes and explains the methodology that has been used, to finally make a brief analysis about the know-how of the CES University in that field.