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Oral care is easily neglected in patients in an intensive care unit (ICU) because they are often intubated or have altered mental status. Although care workers pay careful attention to...
A thyroid storm is a rare complication of hyperthyroidism. Although a thyroid storm rarely presents with symptoms similar to those of an acute abdomen, and in cases where emergency surgery...
Purpose: The relationship between the timing of admission (work-hours or after-hours) to the intensive care unit (ICU) and mortality among surgical ICU (SICU) patients is unclear. This study aimed to...
Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) is an effective resuscitative modality to temporize noncompressible truncal hemorrhage. Confirming the proper position of the balloon catheter in the target aortic...
Purpose: A tracheostomy is often used to wean patients off the ventilator, as it helps maintain extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) without sedation. A percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) performed in critically...
Purpose: Despite advances in diagnostic and imaging technologies, the diagnosis of traumatic hollow viscus injury (HVI) remains a great challenge in clinical practice. This study aimed to determine the accuracy...
Purpose: Traumatic duodenal injury is uncommon and due to its difficult diagnosis and accessibility there is an increased risk of mortality and morbidity.
Methods: Electronic medical records of a single center...
Purpose: Attending physicians in Korea are aware of the existence of the Nutrition Support Team (NST), but even when the NST are consulted, compliance with their recommendations may be low....