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High-frequency Chest Wall Oscillation Therapy: Clinical Effectiveness in the Patients with Pulmonary Contusion
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Dae Sup Lee, Sung Wook Park, Suk Ran Yeom, Sang Kyoon Han, Sung Hwa Lee, Ji Ho Ryu
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Korean J Crit Care Med. 2011;26(4):256-260.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.4266/kjccm.2011.26.4.256
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Pulmonary contusion is the most common pulmonary parenchymal injury in blunt chest trauma and may constitute a life-threatening thoracic injury. In this study, we evaluated the usefulness of high-frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO) therapy in patients with pulmonary contusion.
METHODS
Patients with lung contusion either received HFCWO therapy using the Vest system (Vest group; n = 18) or received conventional chest physiotherapy (non-Vest group; n = 23). The physiological parameters of the patients, length of stay in hospital and ICU, and the duration of mechanical ventilation were compared between the two groups. Variables, including pulmonary contusion score, percentage of patients receiving mechanical ventilation therapy, and PaO2/FiO2 ratio, were also analyzed.
RESULTS
The pulmonary contusion score was higher in the Vest group (p < 0.01), and mechanical ventilation was used more frequently in the Vest group (p = 0.027). Improvement in the PaO2/FiO2 ratio over the first 48 h did not differ between the Vest and Non-Vest groups. No significant differences in the physiological parameters, hospital and ICU stays, and duration of mechanical ventilation were observed between the two groups.
CONCLUSIONS
The therapeutic effect of the Vest system in patients with pulmonary contusion was similar to that of conventional chest physiotherapy. Therefore, the Vest system could be considered as an airway clearance technique in the management of patients with pulmonary contusion.
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Yu-Ping Lin, Heng-Hsin Tung, Tsae-Jyy Wang
Journal of Comprehensive Nursing Research and Care.2017;[Epub] CrossRef
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Transient Hypoglycemia-induced Hemiparesis Mimicking Stroke: A Case Report
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Seong Hwa Lee, Ji Ho Ryu, Yong In Kim, Maeng Real Park, Mun Ki Min, Sun Min Hwang
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Korean J Crit Care Med. 2011;26(3):181-183.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.4266/kjccm.2011.26.3.181
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- Hypoglycemia is caused by poor oral intake, excessive exercise, alcohol abuse and inaccurate use of a hypoglycemic agent or insulin in patients that have history of diabetes mellitus (DM), especially in the elderly. Severe hypoglycemia has a variety of different symptoms or signs from focal neurologic deficits to severe coma, or death. It can be difficult to differentiate hypoglycemia-induced symptoms or signs, and stroke or cardiovascular disease in acute setting. Transient hypoglycemic hemiparesis is an infrequent case in the emergency department (ED), which is frequently misdiagnosed for stroke. When patients with decreased mental status or hemiparesis are admitted to the ED, a routine blood sugar test is essential. Hypoglycemic hemiparesis if unrecognized can result in permanent neurological damage. Therefore, it is important to detect hypoglycemia early and treat it appropriately.
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Ik-Kwon Seo, Woo-Ik Choi, Sang-Chan Jin, Hyuk-Won Chang
Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine.2012; 27(4): 209. CrossRef
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The Clinical Features of Patients with Deep Neck Infections Who Were Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit in a Single Emergency Center
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Jin Joo Kim, Sung Youl Hyun, Jung Kwon Kim, Yong Su Lim, Jong Hwan Shin, Jin Seong Cho, Ji Ho Ryu, Gun Lee
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Korean J Crit Care Med. 2008;23(2):96-101.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.4266/kjccm.2008.23.2.96
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Deep neck infections are a life-threatening disease that spread to the neck spaces and the mediastinum via neck fascial planes. In spite of using antibiotics, the mortality of deep neck infections is still high. The aim of our study was to analyze the factors related to mortality and morbidity of patients with deep neck infection who were admitted to the intensive care unit.
METHODS
This is a retrospective study of patients with deep neck infections who were admitted to the intensive care unit over a 2 year period between June 2006 and May 2008. The various factors related to mortality and morbidity were analyzed.
RESULTS
Twenty-four patients were included over 2 years.
The median age was 58 years. Eighteen patients (75%) were males and six patients were females. Ten patients (41.7%) had underlying diabetes mellitus. The median white blood cell count and C-reactive protein (CRP) were 14,000/mm3 and 24.1 mg/dl, respectively. The most common cause of deep neck infection was of dental origin (62.5%) and the most common complication was mediastinitis (37.5%). The factors related to mortality were underlying diabetes mellitus, pO2, CRP, sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score, gas-forming score (GAS), and complications due to mediastinitis.
CONCLUSIONS
It is useful to measure several factors in patients with deep neck infections. The patients with underlying diabetes mellitus, increased CRP, a GAS score of 2, and complications to mediastinitis have a high mortality rate, so active surgical and medical management should be performed.
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Tae Kwane Kim, Hye Jin Yoon, Yuri Ko, Yuna Choi, Ui Jin Park, Jun Rho Yoon
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.2019; 14(3): 347. CrossRef
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