Publications by authors named "J Y Q Mok"
Background: While there is mounting evidence that closed suction drains are not necessary, there is a paucity of literature to demonstrate that drains are harmful after breast reduction. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of drains on postoperative seroma, hematoma, and infection, as well as elucidate any risk factors that may be implicated in the development of these complications.
Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted of all reduction mammaplasty procedures at our university medical center between 2010-2020.
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- The management of pressure sores has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, affecting both treatment methods and outcomes for patients.
- A study evaluated the pressure sore characteristics in patients with COVID-19 compared to a control group, revealing that while the severity of pressure sores was similar, patients in isolation had fewer Grade I sores but more overall lesions.
- Additionally, the COVID-19 isolation group experienced a higher mortality rate and a greater number of unhealed wounds upon discharge, indicating a need for improved wound care strategies for these patients.
Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the prognosis of the not evaluated (NE) group by comparing it with the lost to follow-up (LTFU) group among patients with multidrug/rifampin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB).
Materials And Methods: This was a retrospective longitudinal follow-up study using an integrated database constructed by data linkage of the three national databases. This database included 7226 cases of MDR/RR-TB notified between 2011 and 2017 in South Korea.
Several meta-analyses have found no association between Graves' disease (GD) and an increased risk of incident diabetes; however, the intricate relationship between thyroid dysfunction and diabetes remains underexplored. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the risk of incident type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in a population newly diagnosed with GD, focusing on different treatment methods and treatment duration. This was a retrospective population-based study utilizing data from the Korean National Health Insurance database.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTrichloroethylene (TCE) and toluene (TOL), which have been used for β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) synthesis, need to be properly inspected for quality assurance and safety of food additives. In this study, a combination of static headspace separation and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (SH-GC-MS) was optimized for detecting those residual solvents in β-CD in the compatible safe and green chemistry. Sample injection amount for SH was determined to 100 μL with the minimum volume that provides the suitable accuracy.
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