Hani Lee

We assessed the feasibility and potential efficacy of a virtual reality (VR) environment using a dome screen as a distraction method in young children during intravenous (IV) placement in the pediatric emergency department. This randomized controlled pilot study enrolled children aged 2 to 6 years who underwent IV placement into either the intervention group or the control group. Children in the intervention group experienced VR using a dome screen during IV placement. The child's pain intensity

Importance: Distraction using virtual reality (VR) has been found to provide a clinically significant reduction in the experience of pain during various painful procedures. Commercially available VR systems usually require the user to wear a head-mounted display helmet, which can be challenging for young children, and whether VR can reduce pain during intravenous (IV) placement in young children is currently unknown. Objective: To determine whether a VR environment using a novel domed ceiling sc

BACKGROUND: Abdominal pain, which is a common cause of children presenting to the paediatric emergency department (PED), is often evaluated by ultrasonography (US). However, uncertainty in US reports may necessitate additional imaging. OBJECTIVE: In this study, we evaluated factors contributing to uncertainty in paediatric abdominal US reports in the PED. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This retrospective cohort study included children younger than 18 years of age who underwent abdominal US in the PED of

BACKGROUND: Intravenous (IV) placement is a common procedure experienced by children visiting the pediatric emergency department (PED). However, uncontrolled anxiety and pain cause children to interfere with the procedure. In this pilot study, we sought to evaluate the effectiveness of tablet personal computers as a distraction method during IV placement. METHODS: This is a single-center pilot study conducted at a tertiary teaching hospital. Children visiting the PED were eligible if they were a

BACKGROUND: Although the reporting rate of child abuse is increasing every year, the child abuse detection rate is 3.81% as of 2019 in Korea, which is significantly lower than that of developed countries for child rights. OBJECTIVE: We investigated the associated factors with barriers that emergency physicians face in recognizing and reporting cases of child abuse. METHODS: From May to July 2022, 240 emergency physicians working in the 15 emergency department were asked to participate in the sur

Serious bacterial infection (SBI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children. Distinguishing SBI from self-limiting viral infections is a very important task in the emergency department (ED), especially in the children with fever without source (FWS). The aim of this study was to analyze whether parents' statements about clinical manifestations, which were categorized according to grades, are related to the actual diagnosis of SBI in children with FWS.Retrospective analysis was cond

With the age of exposure to illegal substances decreasing and abuse of drugs such as methamphetamine increasing, substance abuse is no longer limited to adults. We report a Korean case of a 17-year-old girl with acute methamphetamine poisoning. The girl visited the emergency department for vomiting and loss of consciousness, with needle marks found on both arms. QT prolongation was confirmed on the initial electrocardiogram, so that we suspected drug addiction and proceeded with toxicologic test

N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) has been studied as a diagnostic screening tool for Kawasaki disease (KD). However, brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) has been less studied while has less variability among age groups. We aimed to find out if BNP can be used as a diagnostic screening tool for KD in Korea. This was a retrospective cohort study performed in a single pediatric emergency department. Patients younger than 19 years of age who presented with fever and underwent BNP exa

Bevacizumab (Avastin(Ⓡ)) is a monoclonal antibody against the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor that increases the overall survival rate when added to standard chemotherapy regimens in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. The known toxicities of bevacizumab are hypertension, proteinuria, wound healing complications, arterial thrombosis, bleeding, and gastrointestinal complications. Especially ischemic colitis can rapidly develop into bowel perforation, so an emergency ope

A Case of Septic Arthritis of the Knee Joint due to Group D Non-typhoidal Salmonella Osteoarticular infections due to non-typhoidal Salmonella are rare, occurring with an incidence rate of 0.1-0.2%.An immunocompromised state and the existence of sickle cell anemia are known risk factors for development of septic arthritis due to Salmonella.In this report, we describe a patient with septic arthritis of the left knee caused by non-typhoidal Salmonella.An 82-year-old woman visited the emergency roo

Background and Objectives: This study was to investigate the association between the previous history of seaweed intake after childbirth and subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) occurrence in Korean women based on the latest nationally representative epidemiological survey data, the Sixth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES VI). Materials and Methods: This study used data from KNHANES VI, a cross-sectional, nationally representative survey that comprises a health intervie

In gastric DLBCL patients, endoscopic response does not always correlate with radiologic response and might predict disease recurrence. We suggest that follow-up endoscopic examination with biopsy should be performed in addition to radiologic examination.

Energy reduction and efficiency in existing buildings are an essential part of energy saving in building sector. Measurement of energy consumption by end-use and analysing data to find opportunities in improvement of energy performance are the key steps and the most important part of energy saving activities for buildings. This paper introduces and studies a recently-developed remote energy diagnosis program which has a new approach in building energy audit and analysis processes. The program co