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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to demonstrate effects of a critical pathway (CP) for stroke patients seen in emergency rooms (ER).
METHODS: The CP developed by the CP committee...
BACKGROUND: Thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB) is useful in the management of the unilateral acute and chronic pain originating from the arm, chest and abdomen. TPVB has technical ease and safety,...
BACKGROUND: Continuous thoracic paravertebral block (C-TPVB) produces multidermatomal, ipsilateral, somatic and sympathetic nerve blockade, and is one of the options for pain management following thoracotomy. Herein, our experience of a...
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effect of perceptions regarding the importance of patient safety management in the relationship between incident reporting attitudes and patient...
BACKGORUND: infusion of propofol by a target-controlled infusion (TCi) system is effective in achieving conscious sedation for anxious patients presenting for dental surgery. However, there is no report of conscious...
OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted to estimate the
unbiased smoking prevalence and its standard errors
among adolescents in a large city in Korea, by designbased
analysis.
METHODS: All the students in Daegu...