Publications by authors named "R K Shin"
Aim: Electronic bidets can be a substitute for sitz baths, but no study has examined the use of electronic bidets to manage anal problems.
Methods: A randomized, controlled, single-blind, multicenter, parallel group trial was performed. Patients who underwent hemorrhoidectomy were randomly assigned (1:1) to use the electronic bidet or warm sitz baths for 7 days after hemorrhoidectomy.
Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) have been emerging as a concerning threat to both environment and public health. The continuous input of manure, irrigation water, and fertilizers increases the abundance of ARGs in agricultural environments. However, current risk assessments have focused on clinical settings, which are not applicable to environmental settings.
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- Ocular neurodegenerative diseases like glaucoma are major causes of blindness, and current treatments do not effectively prevent damage to the retina and optic nerve.
- Research highlights sigma-2 receptors as a promising target for neuroprotective therapies, with this study focusing on a drug called CT2074 in a mouse model of glaucoma.
- Results demonstrated that mice treated with CT2074 had significantly more retinal ganglion cells compared to those that received no treatment, suggesting that CT2074 may help protect against retinal damage from increased intraocular pressure.
Background: People living with multimorbidity experience increased treatment burden, which can result in poor health outcomes. Despite previous efforts to grasp the concept of treatment burden, the treatment burden of people living with multimorbidity has not been thoroughly explored, which may limit our understanding of treatment burden in this population. This study aimed to identify the components, contributing factors, and health outcomes of treatment burden in people with multiple diseases to develop an integrated map of treatment burden experienced by people living with multimorbidity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: We explored the oncological impact of tumor deposits (TDs) on colon cancer and proposed optimal modifications to the current staging system.
Background: In the existing American Joint Committee on Cancer colon cancer staging system, TDs are incorporated into the N category as N1c. When lymph node metastases (LNMs) are present, their number is considered to determine nodal stages, such as N1a/b or N2a/b, regardless of TDs.