Publications by authors named "J Kei"
Study Objective: This study analyzes emergency medicine airway management trends and outcomes among community emergency departments.
Methods: A multicenter, retrospective chart review was conducted on 11,475 intubations from 15 different community emergency departments between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2022. Data collected included patient's age, sex, rapid sequence intubation medications, use of cricoid pressure, method of intubation, number of attempts, admission diagnosis, and all-cause mortality rates.
Objective: To report host-related and environmental factors associated with otitis media (OM), and compare the prevalence of OM in 12-month-old infants reported by parents with that predicted from audiological assessment results.
Design: A non-randomised, cross-sectional design was used. Data were collected via a parental questionnaire during children's audiology appointment at 12 months of age.
Objective: The objectives of the study were to (i) evaluate the effectiveness of wideband absorbance (WBA) at ambient pressure (WBA), tympanic peak pressure (WBA), and 0 daPa (WBA) to identify conductive hearing loss (CHL) in infants and (ii) compare the sensitivity and specificity of the three WBA tests with that of high-frequency tympanometry (HFT) and transient-evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAE).
Method: A total of 31 ears with hearing thresholds no greater than 20 dB HL (reference group from 20 infants [mean age: 3.1 weeks]) and 47 ears with CHL from 31 infants (mean age: 3.
Article Synopsis
- A study was conducted to analyze airway management training in emergency medicine residency programs across the U.S., highlighting the need for residents to receive extensive training due to evolving practices.
- The study surveyed 258 residency program directors, with 63 responding, primarily from university-based hospitals, revealing that residents typically perform 50-100 intubations, but few pediatric intubations.
- The results indicate a rising use of video laryngoscopy and varied teaching methods to enhance resident exposure to advanced airway management techniques in emergency medicine.
Objective: Infants and children diagnosed with a conductive hearing loss (CHL) are often referred for otolaryngology assessment. Although this is also a regular occurrence for infants diagnosed with a CHL through Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS), less is known about these infants and their outcomes. Using a cohort of infants diagnosed with CHL through UNHS and referred to otolaryngology, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between specific demographic or clinical characteristics and 1) triage category 2) middle ear diagnosis and intervention and, 3) service-related factors at otolaryngology.
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