Interactive description to enhance accessibility and experience of deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals in museums.

Text descriptions in museums provide detailed and rich information about artifacts that broadens museum visitors' knowledge and enriches their experience. However, since deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) individuals have low literacy compared to hearing people and communicate through sign language, museum descriptions are considerably limited in delivering a stimulating and informative environment for understanding and enjoying exhibits. To improve DHH individuals' museum experience, we investigated the potential of three interactive description prototypes: , , and .

Characteristics of rib fracture patients who require chest computed tomography in the emergency department.

Background: The disadvantages and complications of computed tomography (CT) can be minimized if CT is performed in rib fracture patients with high probability of intra-thoracic and intra-abdominal injuries and CT is omitted in rib fracture patients with low probability of intra-thoracic and intra-abdominal injuries. This study aimed to evaluate the factors that can identify patients with rib fractures with intra-thoracic and intra-abdominal injuries in the emergency department among patients with rib fracture.

Methods: This retrospective observational study included adult patients (age ≥ 18 years) diagnosed with rib fracture on chest radiography prior to chest CT due to blunt chest trauma in the emergency department who underwent chest CT from January 2016 to February 2021.

Prediction of Mortality Among Patients With Isolated Traumatic Brain Injury Using Machine Learning Models in Asian Countries: An International Multi-Center Cohort Study.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant healthcare concern in several countries, accounting for a major burden of morbidity, mortality, disability, and socioeconomic losses. Although conventional prognostic models for patients with TBI have been validated, their performance has been limited. Therefore, we aimed to construct machine learning (ML) models to predict the clinical outcomes in adult patients with isolated TBI in Asian countries.

Association between metformin and survival outcomes in in-hospital cardiac arrest patients with diabetes.

Introduction: Metformin has shown cardioprotective and neuroprotective effects in cardiac arrest and ischemia-reperfusion injury animal models. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the association between diabetes medication and survival outcomes in in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) patients with type 2 DM (T2DM).

Methods: This retrospective observational study included adult IHCA patients with T2DM between April 2017 and March 2022.

Risk of hypertension and treatment on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest incidence: A case-control study.

Hypertension (HTN) is a high risk factor for major cardiovascular adverse events. This study aimed to investigate the effect of HTN risk on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) incidence and determine whether the effect of HTN on OHCA incidence differs according to antihypertensive medication.This case-control study used the Korean Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation Consortium and Korean Community Health Survey (CHS).

Sex-related disparities in the in-hospital management of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Aim: We investigated sex-related differences in the in-hospital management of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed prospectively collected data from the Korean Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation Consortium (KoCARC) registry, a prospective, multicenter OHCA registry. We enrolled adult patients with OHCA between October 2015 and June 2020.

Association of ROX Index with Mechanical Ventilator Use in Sepsis Patients in the Emergency Department.

Detecting sepsis patients who are at a high-risk of mechanical ventilation is important in emergency departments (ED). The respiratory rate oxygenation (ROX) index is the ratio of tissue oxygen saturation/fraction of inspired oxygen to the respiratory rate. This study aimed to investigate whether the ROX index could predict mechanical ventilator use in sepsis patients in an ED.

Association of ischemia modified albumin with mortality in qSOFA positive sepsis patients by sepsis-3 in the emergency department.

Background: The early detection and treatment of sepsis and septic shock patients in emergency departments are critical. Ischemia modified albumin (IMA) is a biomarker produced by ischemia and oxygen free radicals which are related to the pathogenesis of sepsis-induced organ dysfunction. This study aimed to investigate whether IMA was associated with short-term mortality in quick sequential organ failure assessment (qSOFA)-positive sepsis or septic shock patients screened by the sepsis management program.

Association of recent major psychological stress with cardiac arrest: A case-control study.

Objective: We hypothesized that major psychological stress can be a risk factor for cardiac arrest and that effects are modified by elapsed time from specific stressful events.

Methods: Case-control study was conducted using database for cardiac arrest and emergency department (ED) visiting. Cases included adult patients with cardiac arrest with presumed cardiac etiology.

Expression of α1 receptor and nitric oxide synthase in oophorectomized and estrogen-supplemented rat bladder and urethra.

Purpose: To investigate the effects of estrogen on the expression of the α1 receptor and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in rat urethra and bladder after oophorectomy.

Materials And Methods: Forty-five mature female Sprague-Dawley rats (aged 10-11 weeks, 235-250 g) were randomly assigned to one of three groups: control group, oophorectomy group (Opx), or oophorectomy and estradiol replacement group (Opx+ Est). The degree of expression of α1 receptor (α1A and D) and NOS (neuronal NOS [nNOS] and endothelial NOS [eNOS]) in bladder and urethral tissues was investigated by using immunohistochemical staining and Western blotting.

Albumin and C-reactive protein have prognostic significance in patients with community-acquired pneumonia.

Purpose: This study aims to determine the association of commonly used biochemical markers, such as albumin and C-reactive protein (CRP), with mortality and the prognostic performance of these markers combined with the pneumonia severity index (PSI) for mortality and adverse outcomes in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).

Materials And Methods: The data were gathered prospectively for patients hospitalized with CAP via the emergency department. Laboratory values, including CRP and albumin, clinical variables, and the PSI were measured.