Publications by authors named "Sebeom Jeon"
Background: Tracheostomy is performed in patients with trauma who need prolonged ventilation for respiratory failure or airway management. Although it has benefits, such as reduced sedation and easier care, it also has risks. This study explored the unclear timing, technique, and patient selection criteria for tracheostomy in patients with trauma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF: Bleeding pelvic fractures have high mortality rates, primarily due to severe hemorrhage. Treatment options include mechanical stabilization based on preperitoneal pelvic packing (PPP), resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta, and angioembolization (AE). The bilateral preperitoneal approach, which uses three pads on each side, is the conventional PPP method.
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- Traumatic uterine rupture is rare but can be extremely dangerous for both mother and baby, leading to severe complications like hemorrhage and fetal death.
- A case involved a 35-year-old woman who fell from the fourth floor, resulting in significant injuries and a stillborn fetus due to the trauma.
- Successful treatment required collaboration between various medical specialists, highlighting the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary approach in managing pregnant trauma patients.
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- Patients with penetrating torso injuries face high mortality rates and urgent surgical needs, making effective triage and transfer to emergency departments critical for survival.
- A study analyzed data from 2014 to 2018, involving 752 patients with torso injuries, revealing that nearly half were admitted to the ICU, and operative management had a 5.8% mortality rate.
- The findings highlight the importance of improving triage protocols to ensure quicker transfers to trauma centers, potentially reducing treatment delays and enhancing patient outcomes.
Liver Transplant After Severe Liver Trauma: The First Report in a Korean Adult.
Exp Clin Transplant
July 2023
Following a motor-vehicle accident, a 57-year-old man was diagnosed with a grade 4 liver injury (American Association for the Surgery of Trauma organ injury scale) with multiple contrast extravasations. He initially underwent nonoperative management, which included transcatheter arterial embolization. However, he experienced a hemorrhage after the first embo-lization procedure, and so the procedure was repeated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: This study aimed to investigate the clinical outcomes after totally implantable access port (TIAP) implantation performed by general surgery residents in patients with colorectal cancer.
Methods: A total of 291 consecutive patients who underwent TIAP implantations were evaluated. The patients were divided into three groups: second-, third-, and fourth-grade residents.