Jin A Lee

This study aimed to investigate current therapeutic strategies for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants in Korea. A total of 2,254 VLBW infants among 2,386 from Korean Neonatal Network cohort born from January 2013 to June 2014 were included. No PDA was seen for 1,206 infants (53.5%) and the infants diagnosed or treated for PDA were 1,048 infants (46.5%). The proportion of infants with PDA was decreased according to the increase in gestational age (GA) and birth

A 41-year-old man visited our clinic complaining of esodeviation of the right eye. He had been operated on for corneal laceration 3 years before. One month later, exodeviation of the right eye had developed. The result of computed tomography (CT) was reported as orbital abscess and cellulitis. Although antibiotic treatment was administered for 2 weeks, the exodeviation didn't improve. On ocular examinations performed in our hospital in November-2001, his right eye was esotropic and had a relativ

Lower GA increased the risk of symptomatic PDA and secondary ligation. Maternal PIH and surfactant use increased the risk of symptomatic PDA; however, antenatal corticosteroid use decreased it. Close observation of the clinical symptoms of PDA is needed in preterm infants with maternal PIH.

<b>Objective:</b> Current evidence supports symptom-triggered therapy for alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS). Early, escalating therapy with benzodiazepines (BZD) appears to decrease ICU length of stay (LOS); however, the effect on hospital LOS remains unknown. The hypothesis of this study is that focused BZD treatment in the first 24 h will decrease hospital LOS. <b>Design:</b> Pre-post cohort study. <b>Setting:</b> Academic medical center. <b>Patients:</b> This study included patients with seve

PURPOSE: The laparoscopic appendectomy has become popular for the treatment of acute appendicitis. A single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy offers better cosmesis. We present the results of single-incision laparoscopic appendectomies in our hospital as initial experience. METHODS: A single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy was performed in 75 patients at The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon St. Mary's hospital. The operating time, operation type, hospital stay, surgical morbidities, and

Hemodynamically significant preterm patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) affects mortality; comorbidities such as necrotizing enterocolitis, intraventricular hemorrhage, and bronchopulmonary dysplasia; and adverse long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants, particularly in very low birth weight infants. However, recent studies have indicated that there is no consensus on the causal relationship between PDA and neonatal outcomes, the benefit of PDA treatment, the factors guiding the need

<b>Objective</b> The objective of this study was to determine the time to hematologic recovery and the incidence of secondary sepsis and mortality among neutropenic infants treated or not treated with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF). <b>Study Design</b> We identified all neutropenic infants discharged from 348 neonatal intensive care units from 1997 to 2012. Neutropenia was defined as an absolute neutrophil count ≤ 1,500/µL for ≥ 1 day during the first 120 days of life. Incidence o

Analgesia in burn patients is challenging given the complexity of burn pain and prolonged need beyond hospital admission. Given the risks of opioids, the impact of multimodal analgesia postdischarge needs to be further elucidated in this population. This retrospective, single-center cohort study evaluated adult burn patients who were consecutively admitted to the burn service with at least 10% total body surface area burned and subsequently followed in the burn clinic between February 2015 and S

Abstract Sepsis is commonly known to affect neonatal outcomes. We assessed how much center-to-center variability of the sepsis rate affects the outcomes of very-low-birth-weight infants (VLBWIs). 7,493 VLBWIs registered in the Korean Neonatal Network from 2013 to 2016 were classified into three groups according to the sepsis rate: low sepsis group (LS) &lt; 25 th percentile versus intermediate sepsis group (IS) 25 th –75 th versus high sepsis group (HS) ≥ 75 th . The incidence density of sepsis

, 20-45%

The proportion of surgeries, preterm births and mortality was high in infants with major congenital anomalies. The establishment of a national registry of congenital anomalies and systematic support by national medical policies are needed for infants with major congenital anomalies in Korea.

목적: 미숙아에서 생후 1주 이후에 생기는 미숙아 후기 저혈압은 드물지 않고 생후 1주 이전과는 다른 원인들이 작용할 수있다. 최근에는 부신 기능부전(adrenal insufficiency, AI)에 의한 급격한 순환부전이 후기 저혈압의 주된 원인으로 생각된다. 이에 본 연구자들은 미숙아 후기 저혈압의 빈도 및 원인을 살펴보고, AI와의 관련성에 대해 알아보고자 한다. 방법: 2009년 1월부터 2011년 4월까지 총 2년 3개월 간 서울대학교병원과 보라매병원에서 출생하여 신생아 중환자실에 입원한 재태 주령 32주 이하의 미숙아 총 244명을 대상으로 후향적 의무기록 고찰을 시행하였다. 이들을 미숙아 후기 저혈압의유무에 따라 산전, 신생아 병력을 비교하였고, 로지스틱 회귀분석을 통해 독립적으로 유의한 위험인자를 구하였다. 이후 저혈압 환아들을 대상으로 hydrocortisone 투여 유무 및 AI유무에따라 각각 두 군으로 나누어 산전 및 신생아 병력, 저혈압의 임상양상을 비교하였다.

목 적 : 폐구균은 건강한 소아의 비인두에서 분리될 수 있는 정상 균총이지만, 다양한 종류의 침습성 감염과 국소 감염을 일으킨다. 최근에 영아 및 어린 소아에서도 침습성 감염에 대한 예방 효과가 우수한 7가의 단백 결합 백신이 개발되었다. 백신의 적절한 사용을 위해서는 백신을 사용하고자 하는 지역에서 분리되는 폐구균의 혈청형에 대한 분석이 필요하다. 방 법 : 2000년 3월부터 2002년 2월까지 2년간 서울대학교 어린이병원, 이화여자대학교 동대문병원, 성균관대학교 강북삼성병원에 내원한 15세 미만의 환아의 임상 검체에서 분리된 폐구균 127 균주와 1997년 11월부터 1998년 10월까지 1-5세 사이의 건강한 소아의 인후 도찰 검체에서 분리된 폐구균 72균주를 대상으로 Quellung reaction을 이용하여 혈청형을 결정하였으며, oxacillin 디스크 확산법을 이용하여 penicillin에 대한 감수성을 검사하였다. 결 과 : 임상 검체에서 폐구균이 분리된 소아의 연령