A-Rom Choi

Abstract Post contrast-acute kidney injury (PC-AKI) is defined as the deterioration of renal function after administration of iodinated contrast media. HMGB1 is known to play an important role in the development of acute kidney injury. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between HMGB1 and PC-AKI and the protective effect of glycyrrhizin, a direct inhibitor of HMGB1, in rats. Rats were divided into three groups: control, PC-AKI and PC-AKI with glycyrrhizin. Oxidative stre

This study aimed to develop a machine learning-based clinical decision support system for emergency departments based on the decision-making framework of physicians. We extracted 27 fixed and 93 observation features using data on vital signs, mental status, laboratory results, and electrocardiograms during emergency department stay. Outcomes included intubation, admission to the intensive care unit, inotrope or vasopressor administration, and in-hospital cardiac arrest. eXtreme gradient boosting

Intermittent manual measurement of vital signs may not rapidly predict sepsis development in febrile patients admitted to the emergency department (ED). We aimed to evaluate the predictive performance of a wireless monitoring device that continuously measures heart rate (HR) and respiratory rate (RR) and a machine learning analysis in febrile but stable patients in the ED. We analysed 468 patients (age, ≥18 years; training set, n = 277; validation set, n = 93; test set, n = 98) having fever (tem

The array of complex and evolving patient data has limited clinical decision making in the emergency department (ED). This study introduces an advanced deep learning algorithm designed to enhance real-time prediction accuracy for integration into a novel Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS). A retrospective study was conducted using data from a level 1 tertiary hospital. The algorithm's predictive performance was evaluated based on in-hospital cardiac arrest, inotropic circulatory support, ad

In this retrospective observational study, we aimed to develop a machine-learning model using data obtained at the prehospital stage to predict in-hospital cardiac arrest in the emergency department (ED) of patients transferred via emergency medical services. The dataset was constructed by attaching the prehospital information from the National Fire Agency and hospital factors to data from the National Emergency Department Information System. Machine-learning models were developed using patient

This study confirmed that admission rates and ED LOS increased for febrile patients visiting the ED after the COVID-19 outbreak. This could provide evidence for developing ED-related strategies in response to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak and other infectious disease pandemics.

Models for predicting acute myocardial infarction (AMI) at the prehospital stage were developed and their efficacy compared, based on variables identified from a nationwide systematic emergency medical service (EMS) registry using conventional statistical methods and machine learning algorithms. Patients in the EMS cardiovascular registry aged >15 years who were transferred from the public EMS to emergency departments in Korea from January 2016 to December 2018 were enrolled. Two datasets were c

Intracranial hemorrhage is a critical emergency that requires prompt and accurate diagnosis in the emergency department (ED). Deep learning technology can assist in interpreting non-enhanced brain CT scans, but its real-world impact on clinical decision-making is uncertain. This study assessed a deep learning-based intracranial hemorrhage detection algorithm (DLHD) in a simulated clinical environment with ten emergency medical professionals from a tertiary hospital's ED. The participants reviewe

In this study, we developed a model to predict culture test results for pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) with a customized multimodal approach and evaluated its performance in different clinical settings. Moreover, we investigated potential performance improvements by combining this approach with deep learning-based automated detection algorithms (DLADs). This retrospective observational study enrolled patients over 18 years of age who consecutively visited the level 1 emergency department and under

INTRODUCTION: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has delayed the management of other serious medical conditions. This study presents an efficient method to prevent the degradation of the quality of diagnosis and treatment of other critical diseases during the pandemic. METHODS: We performed a retrospective observational study. The primary outcome was ED length of stay (ED LOS). The secondary outcomes were the door-to-balloon time in patients with suspected ST-segment elevation myocardia

BACKGROUND: The American Heart Association guidelines recommend switching chest compression providers at least every 2 min depending on their fatigue during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Although the provider's heart rate is widely used as an objective indicator for detecting fatigue, the accuracy of this measure is debatable. OBJECTIVES: This study was designed to determine whether real-time heart rate is a measure of fatigue in compression providers. STUDY DESIGN: A simulation-based pro

INTRODUCTION: Febrile neutropenia (FN) is one of the major complications with high mortality rates in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. The Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) risk-index score has limited applicability for routine use in the emergency department (ED). This study aimed to develop simplified new nomograms that can predict 28-day mortality and the development of serious medical complications in patients with FN by using a combination of complete b

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a major cause of clinical deterioration worldwide. A large number of patients with UGIB cannot be diagnosed through endoscopy, which is normally the diagnostic method of choice. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the diagnostic value of multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) for patients with suspected UGIB. In this retrospective observational study of 386 patients, we compared contrast-enhanced abdominopelvic MDCT to endoscopy to analyze the

<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Since acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a leading cause of mortality worldwide, the accurate evaluation of risk factors of AMI at prehospital stage enables appropriate prehospital management and rapid transportation of patients to the most appropriate hospital for treatment. The prediction of AMI derived from national database may accelerate early recognition and timely management to improve the survival rate. </sec> <sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> This study wa