1.Cost analysis of medical consumables for patients undergoing coronary stent implantation surgery before and after volume procurement in the context of diagnosis related groups payment
Xianghua LIU ; Shigeng CHEN ; Guowei WANG ; Hehua ZHANG ; Anhai WEI ; Qinghui REN
China Medical Equipment 2024;21(1):152-155
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To study the changes of patient-related costs and the use of stents and other consumables before and after the centralized procurement of coronary stents.Methods:The inpatient medical insurance settlement case data of 1,973 patients with coronary stent implantation admitted to Daping Hospital of Army Medical University from December 2019 to October 2021 were selected.Among them,the data of 1,317 cases of percutaneous cardiovascular surgery and coronary stent implantation with serious or complications and accompanying disease group were slected according to disease diagnosis related groups(DRG),which were divided into the pre-centralized procurement group(667 cases)and the post-centralized procurement group(650 cases)according to the centralized procurement of coronary stents before and after.The costs of patients'medical consumables with the consumption of patients'medical consumables and the impact of the use of consumables such as coronary stents on the costs of medical consumables were compared.Results:There was no significant statistical difference in the hospitalization days and the average number of stents used in patients undergoing percutaneous cardiovascular procedures and coronary stent implantation with centralized procurement of coronary stents.There was a statistically significant difference in the total diagnosis and treatment cost,medical consumables cost,medicines and consumables cost and medicines cost between the pre-centralized procurement group and the post-centralized procurement group(Z=-22.316,-23.546,-22.917,-5.724,P<0.05).The cost of stents[16 260(13 300,32 272)yuan],the number of catheter guidewire balloon sheaths consumables[5(4,8)sets(pieces)],and the cost of catheter guidewire balloon sheaths consumables[8 719(5 805,15 372)yuan]in the pre-collection group were collected.There were statistically significant differences in the stent cost[1 059(590,1 770)yuan],the number of catheter guidewire balloon sheaths consumables[8(7,12)sets(pieces)],and the cost of catheter guidewire balloon sheaths consumables[5 708(3 392,12 871)yuan]between the two groups(Z=-30.452,16.582,-7.670,P<0.05).There was a statistical correlation between the cost of coronary stents and the cost of catheter guidewire balloon sheaths before and after centralized volume procurement on the cost of medical consumables for patients(r=0.903,0.473,0.785,0.953,P<0.05).The correlation coefficient between the cost of coronary stents and the cost of medical consumables for patients in the post-centralized procurement group decreased compared to the pre-centralized procurement group,the correlation coefficient between the cost of catheter guidewire balloon sheath and the cost of medical consumables for patients increased.Conclusion:The centralized procurement of coronary stents has a significant cost control effect on patients in the disease groups,and affects the cost structure of medical consumables.Combined with DRG reform,it can continuously improve the standardization and scientificity of clinical use of medical consumables.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
2.Optimization of low-dose deep inferior epigastric artery CT angiography parameters based on deep learning image reconstruction algorithm
Mengting HU ; Yijun LIU ; Shigeng WANG ; Xiaoyu TONG ; Yong FAN ; Anliang CHEN ; Jingyi ZHANG ; Qiye CHENG
Journal of Practical Radiology 2024;40(7):1179-1183
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective To explore the application value of deep learning image reconstruction(DLIR)algorithm in low-dose deep inferior epigastric artery(DIEA)computed tomography angiography(CTA).Methods A total of 59 patients undergoing DIEA CTA were prospectively selected and randomly divided into two groups:group A(29 cases)and group B(30 cases).Group A was the conventional radiation dose group(tube voltage 120 kVp),the tube current was dose modulation 3,and the iterative reconstruction algo-rithm was Karl 5.Group B was the low radiation dose group(tube voltage 120 kVp),the tube current was dose modulation 2,with DLIR reconstruction algorithm,and four levels of DLIR(1-4)were reconstructed and labeled as groups B1 to B4.The mean tube current,vol-ume CT dose index(CTDIvol),and dose length product(DLP)of group A and group B were recorded,and the effective dose(ED)was calculated.The CT and standard deviation(SD)values of the external iliac artery and psoas major muscle were measured on axial images of each group,and signal-to-noise ratio(SNR)and contrast-to-noise ratio(CNR)were calculated.Two observers using double-blind method independently evaluated the DIEA on volume rendering(VR)and maximum intensity projection(MIP)images of each group using a 3-point scale,and a 5-point scale was used to evaluate the overall image quality on axial images.Results Compared with group A,the mean tube current and ED in group B were decreased by 39.33%and 44.09%,respectively(P<0.05).With the increasing of DLIR level from groups B1 to B4,the SD value of the image gradually decreased,while SNR and CNR gradually increased(P<0.05).The CNR in groups B3 and B4 was higher than that in group A(P<0.05).The subjective scores of the two observers were consistent(Kappa value 0.779-0.889,P<0.05),and there was no statistical significance between group A and group B in the perforating vessels from the DIEA,intramuscular course,and the point of emergence(P>0.05).With the increase in DLIR level,the subjective score of the overall image quality from group B1 to group B4 showed a trend of first increasing and then decreasing,and the score of group B3 was the highest(4.50±0.51)points,which had no statistical significance compared with group A(4.45±0.51)points(P>0.05).Conclusion DLIR can effectively reduce the radiation dose of the DIEA CT A scan and ensure the image quality,among which DLIR 3 is the recommended best reconstruction grade.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
3.Application value of 1 024×1 024 reconstruction matrix combined with iterative reconstruction algorithm in CT angiography of the deep inferior epigastric artery
Mengting HU ; Lei LIU ; Shigeng WANG ; Xiaoyu TONG ; Yong FAN ; Jingyi ZHANG ; Qiye CHENG ; Anliang CHEN ; Yijun LIU
Journal of Practical Radiology 2024;40(11):1897-1900,1936
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective To explore the application value of 1 024×1 024 reconstruction matrix combined with iterative reconstruc-tion algorithm(Karl)in deep inferior epigastric artery(DIEA)computed tomography angiography(CTA).Methods A total of 40 patients who underwent DIEA CTA were prospectively selected and the original data were reconstructed by grouping.Group A was reconstructed using a conventional 512×512 matrix combined with Karl 5 grade.Group B was reconstructed using 1 024×1 024 recon-struction matrix combined with Karl 5,7,and 9 grades,respectively,and 3 subgroups B1-B3 were obtained.The CT and standard devia-tion(SD)values of the external iliac artery and psoas major muscle were measured on axial images,and signal-to-noise ratio(SNR)and contrast-to-noise ratio(CNR)were calculated.A 3-point scale was used to evaluate the perforating vessels from the DIEA,intramuscular course,point of emergence,superficial inferior epigastric artery(SIEA)and superficial inferior epigastric vein(SIEV)on volume ren-dering(VR)and maximum intensity projection(MIP)images by two observers,and a 5-point scale was used to evaluate the overall image quality on axial images.Results With the increase of Karl grade in groups B1 to B3,the SD value of the external iliac artery decreased gradually(P<0.05),while SNR and CNR increased gradually(P<0.05).The SD values of the external iliac artery in group B2 and group B3 were lower than those in group A(P<0.05),and SNR and CNR were higher than those in group A(P<0.05).There was a good consistency in the subjective evaluation between the two observers(Kappa values=0.773-0.872,P<0.05).The perforating vessels from the DIEA,intramuscular course,point of emergence,SIEA and SIEV display and overall image quality subjective scores of group B2 and group B3 were better than those of group A(P<0.05),and the scores of group B2 showed the greatest improvement.Conclusion The 1 024 × 1 024 reconstruction matrix combined with the Karl 7 reconstruction algorithm can optimize the image quality and improve the display of the DIEA and perforator microvessels.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
4.The application value of adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction-Veo combined with full-field organ dose modulation technique in low-dose CT urography
Qiye CHENG ; Yijun LIU ; Xiaoyu TONG ; Shigeng WANG ; Yong FAN ; Anliang CHEN ; Mengting HU ; Jingyi ZHANG
Journal of Practical Radiology 2024;40(12):2071-2075
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective To investigate the clinical application value of posterior adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction-Veo(ASIR-V)algorithm combined with full-field organ dose modulation(ODM)technique in low-dose computed tomography urography(CTU).Methods Ninety patients who underwent urological contrast-enhanced and CTU examination were prospectively selected and divided into conventional dose group(group A,NI=11,posterior ASIR-V of 60%),low-dose group(group B,NI=15,posterior ASIR-V of 60%-100%with 10%interval,denoted as B1-B5 groups);full-field ODM low-dose group(group C,NI=15,posterior ASIR-V of 60%-100%with 10%interval,denoted as C1-C5 groups)according to the noise index(NI).The volume rendering(VR)and maximum intensity projection(MIP)images were reconstructed.The CT values and standard deviation(SD)values of the renal cortex and para-spinal muscles were measured,and the signal-to-noise ratio(SNR)and contrast-to-noise ratio(CNR)were cal-culated.The CT values of the renal pelvis,ureter,and bladder were measured,and the SNR and CNR were calculated with the para-spinal muscles as background.The subjective score was performed on the two-dimensional and three-dimensional images to evaluate the ability of CTU to display lesions.The volume CT dose index(CTDIvol),dose length product(DLP),and effective dose(ED)of the three groups were compared.Results The bladder SNR and CNR of groups B1,C1,and C2 were lower than those of group A(P<0.05).There was no statistically significant difference in the SNR and CNR of each tissue between groups B2,C3 and group A(P>0.05).The SNR and CNR of each tissue in groups B4,B5,and C5 were higher than those in group A(P<0.05).The display rate of lesions in urinary system in groups B2 and C3 could reach 100%.There was no statistically significant difference in the axial image scores between groups B2,C3 and group A(P>0.05),while the VR and MIP image scores in each group were comparable to those in group A(P>0.05).The CTDIvol of groups A,B and C were(6.08±2.11)mGy,(3.15±1.15)mGy,and(2.9±0.92)mGy,respectively.Conclusion CTU using the full-field ODM technique combined with posterior 80%ASIR-V can reduce the CTDIvol by 52.30%,and further reduce by 7.93%compared with group B,which is effective to reduce radiation to the gonads.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
5.Application of auto-prescription technique combined with noise index and iterative reconstruction algorithm to the computed tomographic angiography of deep inferior epigastric artery
Mengting HU ; Shigeng WANG ; Xiaoyu TONG ; Yong FAN ; Jingyi ZHANG ; Qiye CHENG ; Anliang CHEN ; Yijun LIU
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2024;44(5):436-442
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To explore the effects of the auto-prescription technique combined with noise index (NI) and adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction algorithm-veo (ASIR-V) on the radiation dose and image quality in the computed tomographic angiography (CTA) of the deep inferior epigastric artery (DIEA).Methods:The data of 150 cases who underwent DIEP CTA in the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University were prospectively collected, and were randomized into groups A, B, and C, with 50 cases in each group. For group A, the conventional tube voltage was 120 kVp, and images were reconstructed using 40% ASIR-V. For group B, the tube voltage based on the auto-prescription technique was adopted, and images were reconstructed using 40%, 60%, and 80% ASIR-V (corresponding to the three subgroups B1-B3, respectively). For group C, the tube voltage based on the auto-prescription technique was employed, NI = 13, and images were reconstructed by 40%, 60%, and 80% ASIR-V (corresponding to subgroups C1, C2, and C3, respectively). Subsequently, the CT and SD values of the originating femoral artery of DIEA and the rectus abdominis at the same level as DIEA were measured on axial images of each group, the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) were calculated, and the radiation doses of the three groups were recorded. Finally, the image quality and noise of DIEA in each group were independently and subjectively scored by two radiologists in a blinded manner.Results:Compared to group A, groups B and C exhibited higher CT values of femoral artery ( t= -5.18, -5.17, -5.06, -6.08, -6.08, -6.07, P < 0.05) and higher image SNR and CNR ( P < 0.05), which increased gradually with the upgrading of ASIR-V ( F = 55.45, 49.70, 53.47, 68.89, P < 0.05). The two radiologists offered consistent subjective evaluations (Kappa = 0.76-0.92, P < 0.05). The images of groups B and C displayed more distinct perforating branches and emerging points of DIEA and received higher subjective scores of intramuscular course compared to those of group A. The subjective scores of image noise in subgroups B2, B3, and C2 were not significantly different from those in group A. The radiation doses in groups B and C decreased by 15.10% and 52.85%, respectively compared to those in group A ( H = 75.21, P < 0.05). Conclusion:The combination of the auto-prescription technique with NI = 13 and 60% ASIR-V can reduce the radiation dose by 52.85% while ensuring a clear display of DIEA.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
6.Low-dose CT-guided Hookwire puncture for localization of lung nodules in patients with body mass index≤22 kg/m2
Wei WEI ; Yijun LIU ; Beibei LI ; Shigeng WANG ; Jingyi ZHANG ; Yujing ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Interventional Imaging and Therapy 2023;20(12):753-756
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective To explore the feasibility of low-dose CT-guided Hookwire localization of lung nodules in patients with body mass index(BMI)≤22 kg/m2.Methods Totally 53 BMI≤22 kg/m2 patients with 66 lung nodules were prospectively enrolled,CT-guided Hookwire localization of lung nodules were performed.According to the dose of CT scanning,the patients were divided into conventional dose group(group A,25 patients with 32 lung nodules)or low dose group(group B,28 patients with 34 lung nodules),while previous conventional dose CT scanning data of patients in group B were taken as control(group C).The image quality of group A and group B were scored using a 5-point scale,and the displaying of lung nodules in group B and group C were scored using a 3-point scale.The basic information of patients,lung nodules location,type,CT value,the maximum diameter,image quality score,puncture times,complications,as well as volume CT dose index(CTDIvol),dose-length product(DLP)and effective dose(ED)were compared between group A and B,so were score of lung nodules display,the maximum diameter and CT value of nodules between group B and C.Results No significant difference of basic information,the location,type,CT value,the maximum diameter,puncture times of lung nodules nor complications was found between group A and B(all P>0.05).The quality score of group B(4[3,4])was lower than that of group A(5[4,5])(P<0.05)but all greater than 3 and met the needs of puncturing.CTDIvol,DLP and ED of group B were lower than those of group A(all P<0.05).There was no significant difference of the maximum diameter,CT value nor score of lung nodules display between group B and C(all P>0.05).Conclusion Low-dose CT-guided Hookwire localization of lung nodules was feasible in patients with BMI≤22 kg/m2.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
7.Practice of clinical pharmacists participating in fine management of pharmaceutical affairs in gastroenterology department based on DRG data
Yuanlin WU ; Shigeng CHEN ; Qiuwan XIAN ; Xiaoting BI ; Pan ZHANG ; Yao LIU
China Pharmacy 2022;33(17):2157-2161
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			OBJECTIVE To explor e the effect of clinical pharmacists participatin g in fine management of pharmaceutical affairs among the inpatients in the department of gastroenterology based on diagnosis related groups (DRG)data. METHODS The discharged patients in the gastroenterology department of our hospital were selected as the research objects to compare the changes of DRG indicators and hospitalization related indicators before (from April to December 2019)and after (from April to December 2020 and from April to December 2021) pharmacists participating in fine management of pharmaceutical affairs in the gastroenterology department. The key DRG with the highest number of enrolled cases and DRG cases of the total cost overrun were analyzed to explore the deviation of various costs. The rationality of drug use was evaluated for the cases in each DRG that exceeded the benchmark hospital payment standard by three times ,with the help of prescription doctor ’s advice review. RESULTS In the first year of intervention ,the case combination index value of gastroenterology department was increased ,meanwhile,the cost consumption index ,time consumption index and average hospital stay were decreased significantly (P<0.01). In the second year of intervention ,total weight of the cases in gastroenterology department was increased ,while cost consumption index ,time consumption index ,hospitalization cost per time ,drug cost per time and average hospital stay were all decreased significantly , compared with before intervention (P<0.01). Among the top five DRG ,the drug cost per time in the GZ 15,GZ13 and GJ 15 were all decreased significantly in the first year of intervention ;hospitalization cost per time and drug cost per time in the GZ 15,GZ13, GJ15 and GJ 13 were all decreased significantly in the second year of intervention (P<0.01);after the intervention of clinical pharmacists in DRG over-expenditure cases ,the over-expenditure rate decreased significantly (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS The fine management of pharmaceutical affairs in our hospital has achieved certain results and promotes the rationality of clinical drug use,and provides a new entry point for the cost control and utilization of medical institutions under the background of 〔2020〕68号) DRG.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
8.Feasibility of individualized low radiation dose chest enhanced CT imaging: phantom and clinical study
Beibei LI ; Zijing ZHANG ; Mingyue ZHAO ; Xu WANG ; Yong FAN ; Shigeng WANG ; Xiaoyu TONG ; Wei WEI ; Yijun LIU
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2022;42(12):992-998
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To investigate the effect of the combination of Auto-prescription and ODM full on image quality and radiation dose of chest enhanced CT inorder to explore the feasibility of individualized low radiation dose chest enhanced CT. Methods:The phantoms PH-75 in two sizes were scanned with four scanning modes: group A, 120 kVp + Smart-mA; group B, 120 kVp + Smart-mA+ ODM full; group C, Auto-prescription + Smart-mA; group D, Auto-prescription + Smart-mA+ ODM full. The images of each group were reconstructed with 40%-80% ASIR-V (interval 20%), recorded as A 1-3-D 1-3. Image quality and radiation dose were evaluated in order to obtain optimal scanning modes. Totally 35 cases(from the First Hospital of Dalian Medical University during November 2021 to July 2022) of chest enhancement CT were collected prospectively in the clinical study using the parameters of D 2 group recorded as D patients. Patients in this group received chest enhancement CT scanning for the second time within three months. The CT parameters in first enhanced scanning recorded as A patient were as same as those in group A 1, and the parameters in second scanning recorded as D patient were as same as those in group D 2. The SNRs, CNRs, subjective grading and imaging findings of the lesion in two groups were compared. Results:In phantom study, the radiation dose of each group was statistically significant, and that in D group was the lowest. For two sizes of phantoms, A 1 was uesd as the control group in pairwise comparison. The SDs of B 1, C 1, and D 2 images had no statistical difference with that of A 1 ( P > 0.05), and SD of D 1was higher than that of A 1, and SDs of other groups were lower than that of A 1( F=10.77, 122.50, P<0.05). CNR of B 1 had no statistical difference with that of A 1, and the CNRs of other groups were higher( F=136.20, 30.21, P<0.05). Subjective scores of A 2, C 2, D 2 had no statistical difference with that of A 1 and those of other groups were lower than that of A 1( H=52.89, 43.95, P<0.05). In clinical study, 80 kVp was uesd for 22 cases and 100 kVp was used for 13 cases in D patients group. SNRs and CNRs in the D patients group were all higher than those in the A patients group ( P > 0.05). The consistency of image quality scores for two observers was good ( kappa = 0.754, P < 0.05). The median scores of the two groups were (4, 4). Conclusion:Auto-prescription combined with ODM full in chest enhanced CT imaging can achieve individualized low radiation dose with meeting the requirements of image quality and clinical diagnosis.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
9.Effects of resilience and cognitive evaluation on quality of life of burn patients
Panpan ZHANG ; Shigeng ZHANG ; Aihua ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2020;36(10):778-784
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Objective:To understand the status of life quality, resilience and disability acceptance of burn patients, and to explore the impact of mental resilience and disability acceptance on the quality of life.Methods:Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), Acceptance of Disability Scale (ADS) and Burn Specific Health Scale-Brief (BSHS-B) were used to carry out questionnaire survey for a total of 315 burned patients who were in rehabilitation phase.Results:For burned patients, the total score of resilience was 57.12±14.34, the total score of disability acceptance was 78.20 ±9.99, and the total score of quality of life was 128.29 ±37.26. The correlation analysis showed that the total score of resilience was positively correlated with quality of life for burned patients ( r value was 0.646, P<0.01); the total score of disability acceptance was positively correlated with the total score of quality of life for burned patients ( r value was 0.846, P < 0.01). Multiple stepwise regression showed that the total score of disability acceptance, severity of burn, sleep state, ability and endurance of negative emotions were the main predictors of the quality of life for burned patients. Conclusions:Great attention should be paid to the quality of life of burned patients, and psychological problems of high-risk patients should be found as soon as possible and reasonable intervention should be given to improve the resilience and disability acceptance of patients, so as to improve their quality of life.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
10.Mission and service innovation of urban public hospitals in line with the integrated health care ;delivery system
Jincai WEI ; Shigeng ZHOU ; Junyi HUANG ; Jiahuan ZHANG ; Zhangping LI ; Feihong XU ; Liangxing WANG
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2017;33(2):88-91
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			The authors reviewed the practice of integrated health care delivery system( IDS) at home and abroad, and based on experiences of collaborations between medical service institutions in Zhejiang province,proposed the strategic positioning,responsibilities and service innovation of urban public hospitals in a regional medical service system. It is held that the direction of China′s health care reform should move towards IDS in the future,and such hospitals should play an active role in the process via integration of its own resource and provide multi-level,diversified services for the regional health care system.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
            
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