Publications by authors named "Seung Hee Baik"
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- - Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is a serious emerging infection in South Korea with a case fatality rate of about 16.8%, which has notably increased since its initial endemic phase from 2016 to 2021.
- - Key complications among patients include bleeding, hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, and infections like bacteremia and invasive pulmonary aspergillosis, with rapid clinical deterioration observed within days of hospital admission.
- - Factors contributing to higher fatality rates include older age, co-infections at admission, and specific lab results, highlighting the urgent need for effective treatments beyond supportive care.
Functional evaluation of Septal L-strut extension graft in East Asians.
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg
July 2024
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- * A retrospective study analyzed the effects of SLEG on patients undergoing septorhinoplasty, revealing significant improvements in nasal function as measured by the NOSE score and nasal geometry.
- * Results indicated that SLEG, particularly when combined with turbinoplasty, led to notable enhancements in airway function, making it effective for East Asian patients with nasal deviations.
Background: Free tissue transfer to the knee region in patients with chronic post-traumatic knee osteomyelitis (CTKOM) poses a great challenge to surgeons because the remaining soft tissues adjacent to defects, including vascular structures, are usually damaged by chronic inflammation and multiple debridements. Thus, we developed an algorithm to help select the optimal recipient vessels and appropriate anterolateral thigh perforator (ALTP) flap type. In addition, we performed surgery using this algorithm and achieved successful reconstructions.
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- - The study investigated invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in adults during the late stage of the PCV13 vaccine era, finding a significant prevalence of specific serotypes and high rates of antibiotic resistance.
- - Among 160 IPD cases analyzed, serotypes related to the pneumococcal vaccines (PCV13 and PPSV23) were identified, with serotype 3 and 19A being the most common, highlighting the ongoing risk to older and chronically ill individuals.
- - Notably, over 32% of pneumococcal isolates showed non-susceptibility to the antibiotic ceftriaxone, particularly in specific serotypes, indicating a concerning trend in antimicrobial resistance that may impact
Objectives: This study aimed to characterize the risk factors for mortality in adult patients with invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) stratified by age groups, after implementation of the national immunization program of 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) for those aged ≥65 years in the Republic of Korea (ROK).
Methods: Clinical data and pneumococcal isolates from adult patients with IPD (≥18 years of age) were collected prospectively from 20 hospitals through the nationwide surveillance program from March 2013 to October 2015.
Results: A total of 319 patients with IPD were enrolled.
We report the case of a patient with fulminant myocarditis caused by influenza A virus, who presented with acute-onset heart failure and cardiogenic shock and was treated successfully with single dose of intravenous peramivir and with pharmacologic hemodynamic support. A 45-year-old Korean woman presented to our emergency department (ED) with shortness of breath and an episode of seizure that developed abruptly 5 hours before she arrived in the ED. She had a history of recurrent epileptic seizure 25 years ago, but denied other specific medical illnesses.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: A probable case of syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) due to linezolid use is reported.
Summary: An 81-year-old Korean woman hospitalized for progressive malignant otitis externa due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection was started on linezolid therapy (600 mg i.v.
Acinetobacter baumannii (AB) is a common pathogen found in patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia all over the world. Community-acquired AB pneumonia, however, is very rare and has seldom been reported in Asia-Pacific countries. Community-acquired AB pneumonia has a fulminant course and is associated with a higher mortality than hospital-acquired AB pneumonia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Apoptosis is thought to play an important role in the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). We evaluated the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid from ARDS patients focusing on apoptosis.
Methods: The study enrolled 31 ARDS patients and 20 healthy controls.