Ji Eun Park

The C-reactive protein (CRP)/albumin ratio has recently emerged as a marker for poor prognosis or mortality across various patient groups. This study aimed to identify the association between CRP/albumin ratio and 28-day mortality and predict the accuracy of CRP/albumin ratio for 28-day mortality in medical intensive care unit (ICU) patients. This was a retrospective cohort study of 875 patients. We evaluated the prognostic value of CRP/albumin ratio to predict mortality at 28 days after ICU adm

OBJECTIVE: Knowledge of the incidence of pregnancy-related thromboembolism and its risk factors is clinically important because thromboembolism is the leading cause of maternal death. However, there are insufficient large population-based studies on this topic. The purpose of this study was to estimate the incidence of and identify the risk factors for thromboembolism during pregnancy and puerperium. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analyzed data from 2007 to 2016 using the Health Insurance Review and

Patients with CTD-ILD and those with IPF who underwent lung transplantation had similar survival rates.

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of porcine follicular fluid (pFF) from large-sized (LFF; >8 mm in diameter) and medium-sized (MFF; 3-6 mm in diameter) follicles on the maturation and developmental competence of porcine oocytes. Cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) were collected from follicles 3-6 mm in diameter. The collected COCs were incubated for 22 h with LFF or MFF (in vitro maturation (IVM)-I stage) and were incubated subsequently for 22 h with LFF or MFF (IVM-II st

Discontinuing mechanical ventilation remains challenging. We developed a machine learning model to predict weaning outcomes using only continuous monitoring parameters obtained from ventilators during spontaneous breathing trials (SBTs). Patients who received mechanical ventilation in the medical intensive care unit at a tertiary university hospital from 2019-2021 were included in this study. During the SBTs, three waveforms and 25 numerical data were collected as input variables. The proposed c

Purpose: This study was done to develop a nursing competency scale according to a clinical ladder system for intensive care nurses. Methods: Index of content validation was done by 20 clinical experts and 80 nurses in Intensive Care Units (ICU). Results: The process and results of study are as follows. First, 12 nursing competencies were used in the establishment of the clinical ladder system (Jang, 2000). Second, the first draft of the competency lists was developed. It was based on the clinica

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have suggested that antibodies against human leukocyte antigen (HLA) are associated with worse outcomes in lung transplantation. However, little is known about the factors associated with outcomes following lung transplantation in Asia. Accordingly, we investigated the prevalence of anti-HLA antibodies in recipients before transplantation and assessed their impact on outcomes in Korea. METHODS: A single-center retrospective study was conducted. The study included 76

학령전기 경직형 하지마비 아동이 산출한 모음의 음향음성학적 특징. 언어청각장애연구, 2004, 제9권, 제2호, 116-128. 본 연구의 목적은 학령전기 경직형 하지마비 아동이 모음발성 시 어떤 음향음성학적 특징을 보이고 있는지에 대해 알아보는 데 있다. 이를 위해 만2세에서 6세 사이의 경직형 하지마비 아동군 15명과 정상 아동군 9명의 모음연장발성 수행 자료를 수집하여 분석하였다. 분석 결과, 최대연장발성지속시간, 주파수변동률, 진폭변동률, 소음 대 배음 비율에서 두 집단 간에 유의한 차이를 보여 뇌성마비 아동군이 호흡능력이 저하되어 있으며, 성대조절능력이 부족하여 발성 기능 또한 저하된 것이 관찰되었다. 최대연장발성지속시간의 경우 정상 아동은 연령이 증가할수록 최대연장발성지속시간이 증가하는 경향을 보였으나 뇌성마비 아동은 연령에 따른 상관을 보이지 않았다. 기본주파수와 모음의 제1포먼트, 제2포먼트에서는 뇌성마비 아동군과 정상 아동군 간에 유의한 차이가 없었다. 이는 상대

We evaluated new features from biosignals comprising diverse physiological response information to predict the outcome of weaning from mechanical ventilation (MV). We enrolled 89 patients who were candidates for weaning from MV in the intensive care unit and collected continuous biosignal data: electrocardiogram (ECG), respiratory impedance, photoplethysmogram (PPG), arterial blood pressure, and ventilator parameters during a spontaneous breathing trial (SBT). We compared the collected biosignal

국내 여성공학 프로그램의 확산을 위하여 미국, 유럽, 호주의 프로그램을 분석하였다. 이들 국가에서는 이미 1970년대부터 공학 분야의 낮은 여성의 참여율에 주목하고, 이를 개선하기 위한 많은 연구와 프로그램이 수행되었다. 연구들은 여성의 참여율이 저조한 원인으로 K-12 단계에서 수학과 과학의 기피, 교육과정에서 여성을 다르게 취급하는 “차가운 교육환경 (chilly climate)”, 그리고 공학계의 남성 중심의 문화 등을 지목하고 있다. 프로그램 측면에서는 여성과 교육시스템에 대해 종합적인 접근법을 사용하여 각 단계 학교와 대학뿐만 아니라 다양한 지역단체를 활용하여 초등학생부터 대학원생, 그리고 학부모, 교사, 교수, 교육 행정가들을 위한 프로그램이 시행되고 있다. 이러한 프로그램의 국내 도입을 위해서는 국내 공학전공 여학생이 처한 환경에 대한 실태 파악이 우선되어야 하며, 범 국가전인 정책과 재정 지원을 바탕으로 공학계 전체가 교육 제도, 환경, 문화를 바꾸어 가야 한다.

Smoking status, occupation, and education level along with old age and male sex were independently associated with higher blood lead levels; however, COPD was not after adjustment of all confounding factors.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between government trust and risk perception of Mad Cow Disease (MCD). Methods: This study design was cross-sectional study using self-administerd questionnaire. The survey subjects were mothers of elementary school students in Seoul, total of 642 subjects. The survey period was from December 7 through December 18 of 2009, and the collected data were analyzed using the SPSS 12.0. Results: The subjects perceived high risk of t

Ischemic colitis is a frequent disorder of large bowel in elderly persons or in debilitated patients with a variable underlying medical problems. Ischemic colitis may result from alterations in the systemic circulation or anatomic or functional changes in the local mesenteric vasculature. In most cases, no specific cause for the ischemic colitis is identified. Cases of ischemic colitis after enema for bowel cleansing have been rarely reported, but there has been no case report after normal salin