[Status of acupuncture service quality control].

In order to guarantee and improve the quality of acupuncture service, the developments of the control of acupuncture service quality in the World Health Organization (WHO) and various countries were summarized. A number of normative documents that could improve acupuncture service security and effectiveness have been developed in WHO and many countries, in which, acupuncture training, safety manipulation and the guidelines for clinical practice of disease have been included. There are great differences in the qualification authentication and management of acupuncture practitioners among different countries. In China and South Korea, the official government departments are in charge of the management, but, in most of the countries, the qualification attestation examination of acupuncture is conduced mainly by the national/local industry organizations authorized by the state and operated by the commissioned experts. The medical service quality evaluation system is complicated. Because of the specific characteristics of acupuncture discipline itself, it is necessary to develop the service quality assessment system and the standard which is especially adaptable in acupuncture discipline.

[Clinical analysis of cervus and cucumis polypeptide injection for lumbar vertebrae diseases based on real world hospital information system].

To analyze the clinical drug use characteristics and medication rules of cervus and cucumis polypeptide injection (CCP injection) for the patients with lumbar vertebra diseases. Based on the electronic medical data of 6 990 patients with CCP injection for lumbar vertebra diseases from 25 first-class hospitals over the whole country from 2004, statistical analysis was conducted for their general information, diagnostic information, orders information, laboratory test information and treatment results. The results showed that the age distribution was highest in patients aged 45 to 64 (3 883, 55.55%); protrusion of lumbar intervertebral disc was most common among lumbar vertebra diseases (5 519, 82.50%); and TCM syndrome mainly included hemostasis. The daily dose was most between 8-12 mL, with a usual treatment course of 1-3 d. Commonly used western medicines in combined drug use included hypertonic dehydrating agent, antibiotics and nutrition nerve medicines, and the commonly used traditional Chinese medicines in combined drug use included the drugs with promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis, kidney-tonifying and bone-building agents, and formula for clearing heat and removing toxicity, etc. The most commonly used western medicines are methylamine, adenosine, lidocaine injection, mannitol, et al, and the most commonly used Chinese medicines included Jintiange capsules, Qianggu capsules, et al. It is suggested that CCP injection for lumbar vertebrae diseases is mainly used in middle-aged and elderly patients, and is frequently used in combination with kidney-tonifying and bone-building agents, drugs with promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis, analgesic agents and antibiotics.