Non-contact diagnosis of sleep breathing disorders using infrared optical gas imaging: a prospective observational study.

Full-night polysomnography (PSG) is the gold standard for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, PSG requires several sensors to be attached to the patient's body, which can interfere with sleep. Moreover, non-contact devices that utilize impulse radio ultra-wideband radar have limitations as they cannot directly measure respiratory airflow.

Codeless Deep Learning of COVID-19 Chest X-Ray Image Dataset with KNIME Analytics Platform.

Objectives: This paper proposes a method for computer-assisted diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) through chest X-ray imaging using a deep learning model without writing a single line of code using the Konstanz Information Miner (KNIME) analytics platform.

Methods: We obtained 155 samples of posteroanterior chest X-ray images from COVID-19 open dataset repositories to develop a classification model using a simple convolutional neural network (CNN). All of the images contained diagnostic information for COVID-19 and other diseases.

Changes in the prevalence of anemia in Korean adolescents, 1998-2018.

Background: Anemia is an important health problem affecting approximately 25% of the global population. Although its prevalence is decreasing worldwide, few studies have examined the prevalence of anemia in Korean adolescents.

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of anemia in Korean adolescents over the past 21 years using data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Cochlear Implantation via the Transmeatal Approach in an Adolescent with Hunter Syndrome-Type II Mucopolysaccharidosis.

Type II mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS II) commonly known as Hunter syndrome, is a rare X-linked lysosomal storage disorder caused by iduronate-2-sulfatase deficiency, which in turn causes otorhinolaryngological manifestations, including sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). Previously, the median survival age of patients with MPS was approximately 13.4 years.

The effectiveness of an enhanced recovery after surgery protocol in head and neck cancer surgery with free-flap reconstruction.

Purpose: An enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol incorporates up-to-date perioperative care principles; the primary aim in using an ERAS protocol is to reduce issues that delay the recovery and cause the complications. The aim of this study was to compare outcomes associated with head and neck cancer surgery with free-flap reconstruction before and after implementation of an ERAS protocol.

Methods: Outcomes were analyzed by dividing patients into 2 groups: 29 patients in the non-ERAS group and 60 patients in the ERAS group.

Drugs for hyperlipidaemia may slow down the progression of hearing loss in the elderly: A drug repurposing study.

Hearing loss in the elderly causes communication difficulties, decreased quality of life, isolation, loneliness and frustration. The aim of this study was to identify the modifiable variables that may affect the progression of hearing loss in the elderly. A case-control study was conducted using two data sets.