Publications by authors named "Ho-Jae Nam"
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- The study examined how frailty status affects the effectiveness of epidural steroid injections (ESI) for elderly patients with degenerative lumbar spinal diseases, focusing on individuals aged 65 and older.
- Results showed that more frail patients experienced significantly poorer pain relief following ESI, with 60% of frail patients achieving good analgesia compared to 34.5% of robust patients.
- The research concluded that being frail is a key factor linked to reduced pain relief from ESI, while prefrail status did not show a significant impact on outcomes.
Endoscopic submucosal dissection is used to treat early gastric neoplasms. Compared with other endoscopic procedures, it requires higher doses of opioids, leading to adverse events during monitored anesthesia care. We investigated the correlations between clinicopathological characteristics and intraprocedural opioid requirements in patients who underwent endoscopic submucosal dissection under monitored anesthesia care.
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- A proposed dosing equation for propofol in pediatric sedation during MRIs was tested against conventional methods in a study involving 180 children.
- The experimental group received a calculated dose based on the equation, while the control group got a standard 1 mg/kg dose.
- Results showed the experimental group required a higher total induction dose but fewer injections overall, indicating the equation could provide effective sedation while reducing the need for additional doses, though caution in its application is advised.