1.Analysis of patient experience at public hospitals in China
Xiaohui ZHAI ; Shijing CHU ; Xuecheng GAO ; Dan WANG ; Borui REN ; Junfeng LIU ; Shuang WAN ; Pei WANG ; Fei XIE ; Yang SUN
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2019;35(4):283-286
Objective To get an understanding of the patient experience in public hospitals nationwide, and to evaluate the implementation of the Action Plan to Improve Health Care. Methods Supported by the mobile technology, from September 6, 2017 to December 15, 2018, the authors conducted an online survey that measured the satisfaction of both inpatients and outpatients at secondary and tertiary hospitals across the country. 15 questions from six dimensions including registration experience, patient-doctor communication, nurse-patient communication, the healthcare signage system, responsiveness of care providers and privacy protection were prepared for outpatients, while 20 questions from nine aspects such as nurse-patient communication, patient-doctor communication, pain management, medication communication, admission and discharge information, responsiveness of care-givers, food service, friendliness to patient family, and the healthcare signage system were directed at inpatients. Descriptive statistical analysis was used to describe the basic features of the data. Results 9.18 million valid responses from outpatients and another 5.38 million from inpatients were obtained. The overall satisfaction rate with outpatient services had reached a score of 90.45 points where nurse-patient communication stands out as the top-rated dimension and privacy protection gets the lowest rating. On the other hand, the inpatient satisfaction stands at a score of 93.01 with friendliness to patient family receiving the top score and patient-doctor communication the lowest. Conclusions Despite the positive feedback Chinese patients give on the outpatient care they receive, we should make efforts to improve the outpatient care environment, the wayfinding system, privacy protection, and responsiveness of care-givers.
2.End-stage hemolytic rate of leukocyte-reduced RBCs in additive solution: a 5-year retrospective study
Yanhong WAN ; Yanyu LI ; Wen LIU ; Shijing PEI
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2022;35(11):1157-1159
【Objective】 To evaluate the suitability of current quality standard for end-stage hemolytic rate required by Quality Requirements for Whole Blood and Blood Components in Taiyuan through a 5- year retrospective analysis of leukocyte-reduced RBCs in additive solution in Taiyuan Blood Center. 【Methods】 A total of 240 packs of leukocyte-reduced RBCs in additive solution were collected from January 2007 to December 2021. Hb concentration, hematocrit(Hct) and free Hb in supernatant at end-stage were detected to measure the hemolytic rate. And the hemolytic rate was then compared with the current standard(0.8%) to analyze whether statistical differences existed. 【Results】 The hemolytic rate of leukocyte-reduced RBCs in additive solution were 0.109±0.123 in 2017, 0.113±0.085 in 2018, 0.121±0.076 in 2019, 0.101±0.057 in 2020, and 0.128±0.089 in 2021, with no significant difference among each other (P>0.05). And 97.5% of the products showed an end-stage hemolytic rate below 0.4%, 0.83% among 0.6%~0.7%, and none over the standard of 0.8%. 【Conclusion】 The current national standard for end-stage hemolytic rate of leukocyte-reduced RBCs in additive solution might not be suitable for blood quality control in Taiyuan, and a much stricter criteria should be considered.