Yonsei medical journal
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Yonsei medical journal · Mar 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialLow-dose dexmedetomidine reduces emergence agitation after desflurane anaesthesia in children undergoing strabismus surgery.
Emergence agitation (EA) is frequently observed in children undergoing general anaesthesia. This study tested whether the addition of an intra-operative low-dose infusion of dexmedetomidine to fentanyl treatment reduced the incidence of emergence delirium following desflurane anesthesia in children undergoing strabismus surgery. ⋯ Intra-operative low-dose infusion of dexmedetomidine in addition to fentanyl reduces EA following desflurane anaesthesia in children undergoing strabismus surgeries.
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Yonsei medical journal · Mar 2014
Clinical TrialManagement of bleeding uterine arteriovenous malformation with bilateral uterine artery embolization.
To evaluate the technical feasibility and clinical outcome of bilateral uterine artery embolization (UAE) as a first-line therapeutic option for bleeding uterine arteriovenous malformation (AVM). ⋯ Bilateral UAE is a safe and effective first-line therapeutic option for the management of bleeding uterine AVMs. However, incomplete embolization due to unembolizable feeders or difficult access into the uterine artery may lead to suboptimal treatment.
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Yonsei medical journal · Mar 2014
The impact of lifestyle behaviors on the acquisition of pandemic (H1N1) influenza infection: a case-control study.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of lifestyle behaviors and health habits on the risk for acquiring pandemic influenza (H1N1) virus infection. ⋯ A current smoking status and a history of frequent colds were associated with an increased risk of acquiring H1N1 infection.
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Yonsei medical journal · Mar 2014
Charlson comorbidity index is an important prognostic factor for long-term survival outcomes in Korean men with prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy.
To analyze overall survival (OS), prostate cancer (PCa)-specific survival (PCaSS), and non-PCaSS according to the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) after radical prostatectomy (RP) for PCa. ⋯ The CCI was independently associated with both OS and non-PCaSS after RP, but the CCI had no impact on PCaSS. The comorbidities of a patient should be considered before selecting RP as a curative modality for PCa.
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Yonsei medical journal · Mar 2014
Changes in coronary perfusion after occlusion of coronary arteries in Kawasaki disease.
Myocardial infarction in children with total occlusion of a coronary artery after Kawasaki disease is rare due to multiple collateral vessels. We aimed to investigate the changes in coronary perfusion associated with coronary artery occlusion after Kawasaki disease. ⋯ The right coronary artery should be followed up carefully because of possible occlusion of new onset or changes in collaterals.