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View article: Dysregulation of Extracellular Matrix in Diabetic Complications: Clinical Impacts and New Molecular Targets
Dysregulation of Extracellular Matrix in Diabetic Complications: Clinical Impacts and New Molecular Targets Open
Diabetic complications include cardiomyopathy, hepatic diseases, retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, and foot ulcers which impose a substantial burden on global health. Recent data from various literature indicate that the dysregulation …
View article: Postnasal drip syndrome: A new definition and successful oral gargling treatment
Postnasal drip syndrome: A new definition and successful oral gargling treatment Open
Oral gargling may be a safe and potentially effective treatment for PNDS. It could help dilute and remove mucus from the nasopharynx and oropharynx. We propose a new definition for PNDS: a sensation of PND without cough in the absence of a…
View article: Epidemiology of Traumatic Injuries at a Single Regional Trauma Center in South Korea: Age-Specific and Temporal Trends (2014–2023)
Epidemiology of Traumatic Injuries at a Single Regional Trauma Center in South Korea: Age-Specific and Temporal Trends (2014–2023) Open
Background/Objectives: Trauma remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, significantly affecting younger and aging populations. The regional trauma center establishment in South Korea in 2014 marked a pivotal advancement…
View article: Comminuted Paraspinal Rib Fractures with Resultant Impending Penetrating Aortic Injury Requiring Costovertebral Rib Fixation: A Case Report
Comminuted Paraspinal Rib Fractures with Resultant Impending Penetrating Aortic Injury Requiring Costovertebral Rib Fixation: A Case Report Open
Background and Objectives: Rib fractures are common in patients with trauma, and patients with multiple rib fractures often require surgical stabilization. Because rib fractures may occur at different sites along the ribs, the technical ap…
View article: Delayed diagnosis of proximal ureter injury after a blunt abdominal trauma in Korea: a case report
Delayed diagnosis of proximal ureter injury after a blunt abdominal trauma in Korea: a case report Open
Traumatic ureteral injuries account for fewer than 1% of traumatic urologic injuries, and those caused by blunt trauma are even rarer than those caused by penetrating trauma. The symptoms associated with ureteral injury may be subtle, with…
View article: Hyperbilirubinemia as a Risk Factor for Mortality and Morbidity in Trauma Patients
Hyperbilirubinemia as a Risk Factor for Mortality and Morbidity in Trauma Patients Open
Hyperbilirubinemia is frequently reported in trauma patients. However, few studies have investigated the effects of hyperbilirubinemia on patients’ clinical trajectories. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between hyperbilirubin…
View article: Factors associated with the injury severity of falls from a similar height and features of the injury site: a retrospective study
Factors associated with the injury severity of falls from a similar height and features of the injury site: a retrospective study Open
Purpose: This study aimed to determine the risk factors associated with the severity of fall-related injuries among patients who suffered a fall from similar heights and analyze differences in injury sites according to intentionality and i…
View article: A thousand miles starts with a single step: vascular accesses and difficult intubation in the trauma and intensive care areas
A thousand miles starts with a single step: vascular accesses and difficult intubation in the trauma and intensive care areas Open
management in the trauma resuscitation room and intensive care unit, trying to categorize the common trauma procedures.I hope that through this opportunity, we can review and sort out our previous technical records, which will be helpful f…
View article: Successful management of a common carotid artery injury using a Pruitt-F3 Carotid Shunt: a case report
Successful management of a common carotid artery injury using a Pruitt-F3 Carotid Shunt: a case report Open
Penetrating neck injuries are a surgical challenge. In particular, penetrating neck injuries associated with carotid artery injuries have a high mortality rate. Overt external hemorrhage is unanimously considered as an indication for surgi…
View article: Severity of grinder injuries and related factors compared with other high-rotation cutting tool injuries: a multicenter retrospective study from 2011 to 2018
Severity of grinder injuries and related factors compared with other high-rotation cutting tool injuries: a multicenter retrospective study from 2011 to 2018 Open
Purpose: This study aimed to identify the characteristics of patients injured by high-rotation cutting tools and the factors related to the severity of their injuries.Methods: Adult patients (≥18 years), who presented to the emergency depa…
View article: Supplementary Material for: Superiority of Simplified Acute Physiologic Score II Compared with Acute Physiologic and Chronic Health Evaluation II and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Scores for Predicting 48-Hour Mortality in Patients Receiving Continuous Kidney Replacement Therapy
Supplementary Material for: Superiority of Simplified Acute Physiologic Score II Compared with Acute Physiologic and Chronic Health Evaluation II and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Scores for Predicting 48-Hour Mortality in Patients Receiving Continuous Kidney Replacement Therapy Open
Background: Predicting early mortality is important in patients undergoing continuous kidney replacement therapy (CKRT), especially in the first 48 h. This study aimed to determine the predictive performance of the Simplified Acute Physiol…
View article: Major Causes of Preventable Death in Trauma Patients
Major Causes of Preventable Death in Trauma Patients Open
Purpose Trauma is the top cause of death in people under 45 years of age. Deaths from severe trauma can have a negative economic impact due to the loss of people belonging to socio-economically active age groups. Therefore, efforts to redu…
View article: Blunt Cardiac Injuries That Require Operative Management: A Single-Center 7-Year Experience
Blunt Cardiac Injuries That Require Operative Management: A Single-Center 7-Year Experience Open
Purpose Blunt cardiac injuries (BCI) have a wide clinical spectrum, ranging from asymptomatic myocardial contusion to cardiac rupture and death. BCIs rarely require surgical intervention, but can be rapidly fatal, requiring prompt evaluati…
View article: Single-Center Clinical Analysis of Traumatic Thoracic Aortic Injuries: A Retrospective Observational Study
Single-Center Clinical Analysis of Traumatic Thoracic Aortic Injuries: A Retrospective Observational Study Open
Purpose This study investigated the clinical outcomes of trauma patients with blunt thoracic aortic injuries at a single institution. Methods During the study period, 9,501 patients with traumatic aortic injuries presented to Trauma Center…
View article: Outcomes of emergency endovascular <i>versus</i> open repair for abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture
Outcomes of emergency endovascular <i>versus</i> open repair for abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture Open
The current data showed relatively superior outcomes with eEVAR vs. open repair for rAAA, even in some patients with unfavorable anatomy supporting the feasibility, efficacy, and safety of EVAR first strategy.
View article: Traumatic Tricuspid Regurgitation as a Cause of Failure to Wean from Mechanical Ventilation
Traumatic Tricuspid Regurgitation as a Cause of Failure to Wean from Mechanical Ventilation Open
A 55-year-old man underwent emergent sternotomy due to cardiac tamponade occurring just after an accidental fall from a 10-m height. Tricuspid valve regurgitation was found on echocardiography while he was on mechanical ventilation after t…
View article: Pulmonary Contusion Similar to COVID-19 Pneumonia
Pulmonary Contusion Similar to COVID-19 Pneumonia Open
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly spread across the world and caused a pandemic. It can be transmitted by an infected person or an asymptomatic carrier and is a highly contagious disease. Prevention and early identificati…
View article: Trauma Volume and Performance of a regional Trauma Center in Korea: Initial 5-year analysis
Trauma Volume and Performance of a regional Trauma Center in Korea: Initial 5-year analysis Open
Purpose We aimed to evaluate the trauma volume and performance indicators during the first 5-year period of operation in a single regional trauma center. Methods We analyzed prospectively collected data from the Korean Trauma Data Bank for…
View article: The Successful Removal of a Foreign Body in the Spleen via Diaphragm Laceration Site by Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
The Successful Removal of a Foreign Body in the Spleen via Diaphragm Laceration Site by Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Open
A 73-year-old man, who, in an inebriated state, had slipped in a flowerbed and was wounded on the left flank, was transferred to Trauma Center, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine. Based on the chest and abdominopelvi…
View article: Surgical Fixation of the Coronal Separated Sternal Fracture in the Anterior Flail Chest using ZipFix<sup>TM</sup> and SternaLock Plating System
Surgical Fixation of the Coronal Separated Sternal Fracture in the Anterior Flail Chest using ZipFix<sup>TM</sup> and SternaLock Plating System Open
A 57-year-old male was injured in a pedestrian traffic accident. He was diagnosed with anterior flail chest with concomitant multiple injury. We report the successful treatment of traumatic comminuted sternal fracture using the SternaLock …
View article: Rib fixation with a plate for radius and overlapping technique in comminuted fractures
Rib fixation with a plate for radius and overlapping technique in comminuted fractures Open
A 49-year-old male with sustained multiple comminuted right rib (3rdâ9th) fractures, right pneumothorax, and a flail chest was referred with complaints of severe pain. The successful management of the comminuted fractures with a typicall…
View article: Delayed Surgical Management of Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm of the Ascending Aorta in Multiple Trauma
Delayed Surgical Management of Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm of the Ascending Aorta in Multiple Trauma Open
Traumatic blunt aortic injury especially on proximal ascending aorta is a rare injury with a few reports. Generally emergency surgical management was performed. In this case, however, in multiple trauma with brain injury, emergency surgica…
View article: Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis after Clavicle Fracture and Immobilization
Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis after Clavicle Fracture and Immobilization Open
Upper extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is an unusual condition compared to lower extremity DVT, and it represents about 10% of all DVTs. We report a case of upper extremity DVT after clavicle fracture and immobilization.
View article: Correlation between Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter Measured by Computed Tomography and Elevated Intracranial Pressure in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury
Correlation between Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter Measured by Computed Tomography and Elevated Intracranial Pressure in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury Open
Purpose The optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) measured by ultrasonography is among the indicators of intracranial pressure (ICP) elevation. However, whether ONSD measurement is useful for initial treatment remains controversial. Thus, thi…
View article: Emergency Surgical Management of Traumatic Cardiac Injury in Single Institution for Three Years
Emergency Surgical Management of Traumatic Cardiac Injury in Single Institution for Three Years Open
Purpose Thoracic traumas represent 10â15% of all traumas and are responsible for 25% of all trauma mortalities. Traumatic cardiac injury (TCI) is one of the major causes of death in trauma patients, rarely present in living patients who …
View article: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II Score and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score as Predictors for Severe Trauma Patients in the Intensive Care Unit
Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II Score and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score as Predictors for Severe Trauma Patients in the Intensive Care Unit Open
In ICU trauma patients, both SOFA and APACHE II scores were good predictors of outcome, with the SOFA score being the most effective. In trauma ICU patients, the trauma scoring system should be complemented, recognizing that multi-organ fa…
View article: Newly developed post-operative atrial fibrillation is associated with an increased risk of late recurrence of atrial fibrillation in patients who underwent open heart surgery: Long-term follow up
Newly developed post-operative atrial fibrillation is associated with an increased risk of late recurrence of atrial fibrillation in patients who underwent open heart surgery: Long-term follow up Open
POAF is significantly associated with an increased risk of late AF recurrence during long-term follow up. Careful concern regarding late recurrence of AF with serial evaluation of rhythm status is required in patients with POAF.
View article: Management of Extensive Subcutaneous Emphysema with Vacuum Drainage, without Closed Thoracostomy
Management of Extensive Subcutaneous Emphysema with Vacuum Drainage, without Closed Thoracostomy Open
A 77-year-old man presented with extensive subcutaneous emphysema and severe dyspnea. We were not able to perform closed thoracostomy because of severe pleural adhesions. Therefore, we treated the subcutaneous emphysema successfully with c…
View article: Characteristics of Korean Trauma Patients: A Single-center Analysis Using the Korea Trauma Database
Characteristics of Korean Trauma Patients: A Single-center Analysis Using the Korea Trauma Database Open
Purpose: Two years have passed since a level I trauma center was officially opened in the Gacheon Gil Hospital, South Korea. We analyzed 2014 and 2015 registered patient data from the Korean Trauma Data Base (KTDB) to identify trends in tr…
View article: A Mesocolonic Hematoma Accompanied by Renal Injury
A Mesocolonic Hematoma Accompanied by Renal Injury Open
A 49-year-old man was transferred to the emergency department after a motorcycle accident. The initial CT showed left renal injury and adjacent a large hematoma. Inferior mesenteric arteriogram showed contrast extravasation from descending…