Objective To investigate the current policy of medical insurance expenditure control in Shanghai and put forward feasible advice. Methods Survey in 5 tertiary first-class hospitals in Shanghai involving 400 doctors and patients was conducted.The result of the questionnaire was tracked with Microsoft Excel 2000.The expense reports during 2001 to 2006 from the Office of Medical Insurance of Shanghai Renji Hospital was collected.All the data were statistically analysed. Results The global budget system was accepted by both the doctors and patients.Charging based on disease categories was proved a relatively satisfying method.Drug expenditure control was concerned by both the doctors and patients. Conclusion Ever since the global budget system of medical insurance is implemented in Shanghai,the medical insurance expenditure has been effectively controlled.The key point is the restraint of irrational consumption during the medical treatment.

Endoscopy ; instrumentation ; methods ; trends ; General Surgery ; methods ; Humans

To improve the precision of image registration based on corner detection, a relative position function between multiple points to determine matching points accurately. First the corners in images are detected using Harris detector, and clustering method is used to eliminate most wrong matches after coarse screening. Then the proposed relative position function is used as a criterion of precise matching. Finally the image registration process is accomplished by affine transformation. Results show that the proposed algorithm is more effective and accurate than conventional registration algorithm.

ObjectiveTo investigate the language cortex organization characteristics of native Chinese. Methods20 patients who underwent language mapping via intraoperative direct cortical electrical stimulation (ioDCES) under awake anaesthesia for glioma in dominant hemisphere were analyzed retrospectively. Results16 patients were identified at least one language site, 3 patients located in the frontal and 1 patient in the temporal lobe. The language sites mostly located in the perisylvian region. The frontal language sites conformed to traditional Broca's areas, but the superior temporal gyrus contained much more language sites than the middle temporal gyrus.ConclusionHigh individual variability in language organization indicates a need for revision of the classical model of language localization. Because of the samples were too small, our current dates can't fully reflect language cortex organization characteristics of native Chinese.

Objective:To compare the therapy effects of chemotherapy and non-chemotherapy groups and to determine the value of chemotherapy for adult diffuse low-grade gliomas. Methods:We reviewed and analyzed 64 patients with adult diffuse low-grade glio-mas admitted to the Beijing Tiantan Hospital from May 2005 to April 2008. Among the patients, 18 received 4 to 12 cycles of temozolo-mide chemotherapy after operation and radiotherapy, whereas the other 46 cases only received radiotherapy. The progression-free survival of the two groups was compared. Results:The median progression-free survival of the chemotherapy and the control groups were 67.8 and 51.3 months, respectively. The results of the comparison implied a significant difference (χ2=8.741, P=0.003). Conclu-sion:Chemotherapy can improve the progression-free survival of the patients with adult diffuse low-grade gliomas, and thus, can be recommended as its effective therapy.

Diverticulum ; diagnosis ; diagnostic imaging ; Heart Defects, Congenital ; diagnosis ; diagnostic imaging ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Objective To observe the curative effect of lumbar sympathetic nerve injury combined with systemic and local medication in intractable lower limb ischemic pain.Methods21 patients with intractable lower limb ischemic pain accepted lumbar sympathectomy,at the same time foot topical Votalinemulgel used and Combined with anticonvulsants and opioids according to circumstances,the visual analogue scale of resting pain(visual analogue scale,VAS),the Local skin temperaturebefore and after treatment were observed and evaluated.ResultsAfter Lumbar sympathetic nerve block and topical Votalinemulgel,21 patients had pain relief.After treatment, 2 patients had poor effect,the remaining 19 patients had pain relief to VAS<3, 4 patients did not need systemic analgesic drugs,the rest of the patients need systemic analgesic drugs.ConclusionIt is necessary to adopt multimodal comprehensive treatment for intractable lower limb ischemic pain.

Objective To explore the influencing factors for usage of the official App of a hospital, based on Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT).Methods 616 outpatients were randomly sampled from outpatient clinics of three tertiary hospitals in Hangzhou for questionnaire survey, to learn the usage and intention for hospital′s official App.Results It was found that women (0.134), high performance expectancy (0.321), facilitating conditions (0.256), high effort expectancy (0.224), and desirable social influence (0.100) all contributed positive influence (P<0.05) to usage of such App.Conclusions It is recommended to enhance service functions of such App and simplify its usage, in addition to better promotion and online security measures.

Objective To investigate the effect of intrathecal (IT) dexmedetomidine on the expression of cAMP response element-binding protein phosphorylation (p-CREB) in spinal dorsal horn in a rat model of bone cancer pain. Methods Sixty-four adult female Wistar rats weighing 200-240 g were randomly divided into 4 groups (n = 16 each): sham operation group (group S); bone cancer pain group (group BP); normal saline group ( group NS) ; dexmedetomidine group (group D) . Bone cancer pain was induced by injecting Walker 2S6 mammary gland carcinoma cell suspension (2 ×106 cells/ml) 10μl into the medullary cavity of the tibia in BP, NS and D groups. Groups S and BP received no IT injection. Croups NS and D received IT injection of NS 10 μl and dexme detomidine 5 μg/kg respectively 7 days after successful establishment of the model. Ten animals were selected from each group at 1 day before IT administration (T0), immediately before IT administration (T1 ) and at 1, 6, 12 and 24 h after IT administration (T2-5 ) and paw withdrawal threshold (PWT) to mechanical stimuli was measured with von Frey filaments. The other 6 rats in each group were sacrificed at T4 and the spinal cord was removed for determination of p-CREB expression in the spinal dorsal horn.Results PWT was significantly decreased at T1-5 and pCREB expression up-regulated at T4 in BP, NS and D groups compared with group S ( P ＜ 0.05) . Compared with group BP, PWT was significantly decreased at T2-5 and p-CREB expression down-regulated at T4 in group D ( P ＜0.03), while no significant change in PWT and p-CREB expression was found in group NS (P ＞ 0.05) .Conclusion IT dexmedetomidine can reduce the bone cancer pain through inhibiting the phosphorylation of CREB in rat spinal dorsal horn.

Objective To discuss the imaging features of the localized fibrous tumor of pleura(LFTP).Methods 10 cases of LFTPproved patholgically were underwent CT scanning,while MRI scanning was performed in 3 cases.The imaging findings of LFTP wereanalysed.Results 9 cases were benign tumors and 1 case was malignant tumor.The main CT manifestations were single soft tissue massadhering to the pleural surface,clearly boundary,homogeneous or unhomogeneous density,obvious homogeneous or non-uniformityenhancement."Pleura mass hat"was characteristic appearance located the pleura mass.The mass formed acute angle or obtuse angle with the adjacent pleura,which was related to mass size and shape.MRI manifestations were hypointense or isointense on T_1WI and T_2WI,non-uniformity signal.1 case of giant LFTP showed scattered in disorder and clutter signal on T_2WI.Inside tumor peduncle of the giant LFTP was connected with the pericardium.Conclusion CT is a main imaging diagnostic technique for LFTP,while MRI is commonly superior to CT in localizing the mass and showing inner characteristics for the bigger pleural masses.The appearance of pleuraL tumor peduncle is an important sign in diagnosis of LFTP.