Journal of Korean medical science
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J. Korean Med. Sci. · Apr 2018
Characteristics and Incidence Trends for Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Daegu-Kyungpook Province in Korea: a Multi-Center Study.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a heterogeneous chronic disease of unknown etiology. Although it is an important disease that shows a rapid increase in pediatric population, there are no pediatric studies that represent a specific region in Korea. Therefore, we studied the epidemiological and phenotypic characteristics of pediatric IBD in Daegu-Kyungpook province, Korea. ⋯ We found that the number of pediatric patients with IBD is increasing rapidly in Daegu-Kyungpook province in Korea. Our study also revealed that the characteristics of pediatric IBD in our province differ somewhat from those of pediatric IBD in Western countries.
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J. Korean Med. Sci. · Apr 2018
Analysis of the Risk Factors Associated with Prolonged Intubation or Reintubation after Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery.
Standardized postoperative airway management is essential for patients undergoing anterior cervical spine surgery (ACSS). The paucity of clinical series evaluating these airway complications after ACSS has been resulted in a significant limitation in statistical analyses. ⋯ In ACSS, postoperative airway compromise is related to both patients and operative factors. We recommend a prolonged intubation for patients who are exposed to these risk factors to perform a safe and effective extubation.
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J. Korean Med. Sci. · Apr 2018
Association of Adiponectin 45T/G Polymorphism with Diabetic Cardiovascular Complications in Korean Type 2 Diabetes.
Adiponectin is an adipokine that regulates lipid and glucose metabolism and has been shown to have anti-inflammatory and anti-atherogenic effects. It also plays an important role in the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). ⋯ Our findings suggest that the adiponectin 45T/G polymorphism is associated with diabetic cardiovascular complication in type 2 diabetes.
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J. Korean Med. Sci. · Apr 2018
New Bacterial Infection in the Prostate after Transrectal Prostate Biopsy.
The prostate is prone to infections. Hypothetically, bacteria can be inoculated into the prostate during a transrectal prostate biopsy (TRPB) and progress into chronic bacterial prostatitis. Therefore, we examined new bacterial infections in biopsied prostates after TRPB and whether they affect clinical characteristics in the biopsied patients. ⋯ The TRPB procedure was significantly associated with acquiring new bacterial infections in the biopsied prostate, but these localized bacteria did not affect patients' serum PSA level and symptoms after biopsy.