Journal of Korean medical science
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J. Korean Med. Sci. · Dec 2022
Professional Status of Infectious Disease Specialists in Korea: A Nationwide Survey.
Infectious disease (ID) specialists are skilled facilitators of medical consultation who promote better outcomes in patient survival, antibiotic stewardship as well as healthcare safety in pandemic response. This study aimed to assess the working status of ID specialists and identify problems faced by ID professionals in Korea. ⋯ ID specialists in Korea simultaneously undertake multiple tasks and work long hours, highlighting the need for training and employing more ID specialists.
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J. Korean Med. Sci. · Dec 2022
Comparison of the Clinical Characteristics of Pediatric Poisoning Patients Who Visited Emergency Department Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
We aimed to investigate changes in the clinical characteristics of pediatric poisoning patients who visited the emergency department (ED) before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. ⋯ During the COVID-19 pandemic, intentional poisoning cases, especially in adolescence, increased and were treated more. Many of the patients with intentional poisoning had a history of mental illness or suicide in the past. Therefore, it seems that policy consideration for mentally vulnerable adolescents during this new pandemic period is necessary.
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J. Korean Med. Sci. · Dec 2022
Epidemiology and Management Trend of Renal Trauma: Results of a Nationwide Population-Based Study.
To analyze the incidence of renal trauma using the National Health Insurance Service Database (NHISD). ⋯ Annual incidence of renal trauma is 17.33 per 100,000 population from 2012 to 2016. The incidence of kidney damage decreased gradually from 2013 to 2016, and the majority of renal trauma cases were low-grade. Conservative management was the preferred treatment modality in most patients with renal trauma, including those with high-grade renal trauma.