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BACKGROUND: To assess the long-term functional orthodontic outcome of the Tübingen palatal plate (TPP) in children with Robin sequence (RS) in comparison to age- and sex-matched healthy controls. METHODS: Between 09/2019 and 10/2020, we performed orthodontic assessments in 41 children at our Department of Orthodontics. Included were patients with RS (17 non-syndromic; four syndromic) and healthy controls (n = 22, average age in both groups 9.9 y). Facial analyses of 2D images, digital study casts and cephalometric measurements were made. RESULTS: The orthodontic examinations showed no statistically significant group differences regarding functional extraoral, intraoral and pharyngeal parameters, or in skeletal patterns. The relationship between the upper and lower incisors was significantly increased (overjet 4 (2-10) vs. 3 (0-9) mm; p = 0.01) with a significant deficit in the lower face proportions (Jaw Index 4.15 (1.9-9.6) vs. 2.98 (0-9); p = 0.02; Facial convexity angle 157 (149-173) vs. 159 (149-170); p = 0.01). CONCLUSION: Children with RS treated with the TPP showed normal long-term functional orthodontic outcomes, thanks to the functional adaption of the stomatognathic system. However, soft tissue growth did not completely match skeletal growth, resulting in a more convex facial profile.
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The medical equipment benefit evaluation analysis has become an important constituent of cost and medical equipment management. It can not only use the economic benefit index to estimate the service condition of equipment, but also form the comprehensive evaluation system with basic of economic benefit evaluation and auxiliary of science study. Based on comprehensive evaluation result, to search the weakness of equipment utilization and promote the overall development of hospitals and clinics orderly.
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OBJECTIVE To reinforce the administration in the management of reusable medical appliances,and to ensure the quality of sterile.METHODS Every step of the integral sterilization were monitored.RESULTS The quality of every link in the course and the end quality of the reusable medical appliances were assured.All the pass-rates of routine examination and sample examination of our hospital and CDC in Zhuhai were 100%.CONCLUSIONS The process of integral sterilization in the management of reusable medical appliances can ensure the quality of sterile materials,and can prevent the nosocomial infections and guarantee the safety of patients.
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OBJECTIVE:To standardize the utilization management of medical appliance in rural medical institutions and improve the supervision efficiency.METHODS:Electronic supervision of medical appliance in rural medical institutions was performed in terms of purchase,acceptance and utilization of medical appliance using computers and health information network.RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS:The implementation of electronic management of medical appliance in rural medical institution achieved initial success to standardize purchase channel and utilization of medical appliance and improve efficiency and level of supervision.Electronic supervision is worth of popularizing in national medical institutions while it is deficient in electronic supervision network joint,matching measures and systems,etc.
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the procedures and advantages of whole range quality control of disposable sterile medical appliance. METHODS By analyzing the data concerning whole range quality control of disposable sterile medical appliance from Oct 2002 to Oct 2005 in our hospital to summarize the experiences in this field. RESULTS During the last 3 years, the supply room in our hospital had administrated disposable sterile medical appliance 30 069 000 articles altogether, with the qualification ratio of 100%, and no adverse reaction was found; furthermore, the waste was reduced for no massed articles occurred; the cost accounting was raised and the error ratio during delivery was reduced too, the annual error ratio dropped form 0.003% to 0.00066%. CONCLUSIONS The whole range quality control of disposable sterile medical appliance can raise the administration quality, reduce the waste during delivery, and guarantee the disposable sterile medical appliance being used safely and effectively, also, it can provide accurate and useful data of cost accounting to concerned departments.
