Publications by authors named "Keum O Lee"
Background: Remimazolam is a novel short-acting benzodiazepine that has recently been used for general anesthesia. This study compared the safety and efficacy of remimazolam-based total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) and volatile agent-based anesthesia in adults undergoing general anesthesia.
Methods: We searched electronic databases including PubMed, Embase, CENTRAL, and Scopus for relevant studies.
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- This study explored the differences in complications from spinal anesthesia between midline and paramedian approaches.
- It found that the paramedian approach led to lower rates of post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) and low back pain (LBP), as well as a higher success rate on the first attempt.
- The analysis included 2280 patients from 13 trials, showing significant reductions in complications with the paramedian technique compared to the midline method.
Regional nerve blocks (NBs) mitigate the occurrence of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) and postoperative delirium (POD) in adult patients undergoing thoracic surgery. This study aimed to determine the exact effect of NBs on POCD and POD. Electronic databases, including PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, Scopus, and Web of Science, were searched for studies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Although impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) is a definite risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), there is limited information about the risk stratification for incident T2DM within IGT group. Thus, we aimed to evaluate the incidental risk for T2DM according to 2-h plasma glucose (2-h PG) level of oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and phenotype of IGT.
Methods: 7654 Korean participated in the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES) were stratified by 2-h PG levels of OGTT, and followed up for 63,665 person-years.
Background: Although a recent randomized trial found no difference between intensive and standard blood pressure (BP) control in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), the debate over the optimal BP target continues. Thus, the present study investigated the effect of BP on the subclinical left ventricular (LV) function and structural changes in diabetic patients.
Method: A total of 2649 patients with DM who received echocardiography were enrolled in this study.