Publications by authors named "Justine S Ko"
Objective: The objective of this initiative was to quantify and intervene upon suspected gender disparities in CT turn-around-time and emergency department (ED) length of stay.
Methods: This was a single-site before-after quality improvement initiative including patients aged 12-50 who underwent CT chest and/or abdomen/pelvis. The intervention included protocolization of the pregnancy screening process in triage.
Perioperative antibiotic use in diabetic patients: A retrospective review of 670 surgeries.
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg
November 2017
Purpose: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) has a high incidence in diabetic patients, with a reported incidence up to 21%. In severe cases of CTS, patients may undergo carpal tunnel release (CTR) surgery, which involves the risk of infection and other complications. To decrease the risk of infection, some physicians provide prophylactic antibiotics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Obesity and related metabolic disturbances are closely associated with pathologies that represent a significant burden to global health. Epidemiological and molecular evidence links obesity and metabolic status with inflammation and increased risk of cancer. Here, using a mouse model of intestinal neoplasia and strains that are susceptible or resistant to diet-induced obesity, it is demonstrated that high-fat diet-induced inflammation, rather than obesity or metabolic status, is associated with increased intestinal neoplasia.
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- The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of iPads as a distraction technique to reduce anxiety in children undergoing cast room procedures.
- 146 children and adolescents were divided into three groups: no-iPad, iPad with video, and iPad with games, with their heart rates measured at different stages of the process.
- Findings indicated that watching videos on the iPad significantly decreased anxiety (measured by heart rate) before procedures, whereas playing games seemed to increase anxiety, making its effect harder to determine.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the protective effect of remote ischemic postconditioning (RIPostC) on graft function and acute kidney injury (AKI) after living donor liver transplantation (LT). Recipients undergoing elective living donor LT were randomly assigned to either the RIPostC group or the control group. Immediately after reperfusion, 4 cycles of ischemia and reperfusion lasting for 5 minutes each were performed on 1 upper limb in the RIPostC group.
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