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Objective:To investigate the efficacy of proximal femoral intramedullary nail antirotation fixation in the treatment of intertrochanteric fracture of the femur and its effects on Harris hip scores.Methods:Sixty-eight patients with intertrochanteric fracture of the femur who received treatment in Cixi People's Hospital from April 2018 to October 2019 were included in this study. They were randomly assigned to receive dynamic hip screw fixation (control group, n = 34) or proximal femoral intramedullary nail antirotation fixation (observation group, n = 34). Clinical efficacy, Harris score, surgical indicators, and the incidence of complications were compared between the two groups. Results:The response rate was significantly higher in the observation group than in the control group [94.12% (32/34) vs. 76.47% (26/34), χ2 = 5.81, P < 0.05]. The excellent and good rate of hip function as evaluated by Harris hip scores was significantly higher in the observation group than in the control group [91.18% (31/34) vs. 73.53% (25/34), χ2 = 6.05, P < 0.05]. The operative time, blood loss, incision length, and fracture healing time in the observation group were (51.66 ± 10.52) minutes, (120.26 ± 12.29) mL, (8.09 ± 2.62) cm, and (9.86 ± 2.67) weeks respectively, and those in the control group were (78.32 ± 12.23) minutes, (238.45 ± 17.85) mL, (12.95 ± 3.29) cm, and (13.65 ± 3.46) weeks, respectively. There were significant differences in these indices between the two groups ( t = 14.55, 14.03, 14.85, 14.60, all P < 0.05). The incidence of complications was significantly lower in the observation group than in the control group [5.88% (2/34) vs. 23.53% (8/34), χ2 = 6.51, P < 0.05]. Conclusion:Proximal femoral intramedullary nail antirotation fixation is superior to dynamic hip screw fixation in the treatment of intertrochanteric fracture of the femur. The former increases Harris hip score, decreases the incidence of complications, and is of great clinical innovation.
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Objective To explore the effect of quality control circle(QCC)on reducing adverse event incidence of the instrument management.Methods QCC group of 7 nurses in the central sterile supply department was set up for QCC training and then analyze the causes of adverse events in the instrument management and finally make countermeasures to apply continuous quality improvement.Result The adverse incidents were significantly decreased from 69 before QCC to 24 after QCC.(χ2=33.694;P<0.01).Conclusion QCC is effective in the reduction of the adverse events in instrument management and improvement of surgical safety.
