Publications by authors named "Soon Young Yun"

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  • South Korea's aging population is leading to an increase in older patients being transferred from long-term-care hospitals (LTCHs) to emergency departments (EDs), with a study examining data from 2014 to 2019.
  • Out of over 6.2 million older patients visiting EDs, 211,141 (3.4%) were from LTCHs, with various outcomes including discharges, admissions, and some fatalities.
  • The study highlights that older patients from LTCHs have longer ED stays compared to others, suggesting a need for policy discussion to improve care and reduce unnecessary transfers from LTCHs to EDs.
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When selecting the nasotracheal tube diameter for nasotracheal intubation, atraumatic introduction of the tube through the nasal passage and a safe location of the tube's cuff and tip should be ensured simultaneously. To maintain safety margin for the tube's cuff and tip from the vocal cords and carina (2 cm and 3 cm, respectively), the maximum allowable proximal-cuff-to-tip distance was calculated as 5 cm less than the measured vocal cords-to-carina distance. The primary aim of this study was to find a single predictive preoperative factor of the nostril size and maximum allowable proximal-cuff-to-tip distance of nasotracheal tubes.

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Purpose: The most common method of monitoring cardiac output (CO) is thermodilution using pulmonary artery catheter (PAC), but this method is associated with complications. Impedance cardiography (ICG) is a non-invasive CO monitoring technique. This study compared the accuracy and efficacy of ICG as a non-invasive cardiac function monitoring technique to those of thermodilution and arterial pressure contour.

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Objective: Nasotracheal (NT) intubation is commonly applied during head and neck surgery. However, improper tube size and depth may cause complications. In the current study, we investigated whether NT tubes are being appropriately used in terms of size and depth in adult patients.

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Insomnia frequently occurs to patients with persistent back pain. By worsening pain, mood, and physical functioning, insomnia could lead to the negative clinical consequences of patients with failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS). This retrospective and cross-sectional study aims to identify the risk factors associated with clinical insomnia in FBSS patients.

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  • The study aimed to assess how skin pressure impacts the accuracy of needle entry points during lumbar epidural injections guided by fluoroscopy.
  • In a trial with 64 patients, those in the pressing group had more needle reposition attempts and longer procedure times compared to the nonpressing group.
  • Results indicate that pressing on the skin with a radiopaque indicator leads to increased fluoroscopy exposure, suggesting that practitioners should avoid this method to enhance accuracy and reduce radiation risk.
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Background: Although effective self-directed learning (SDL) has been shown to improve clinical performance, little is known about its role between communication competence and communication self-efficacy in nursing students. This study aimed to identify whether SDL mediates the relationship between communication competence and communication self-efficacy.

Method: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with a sample of 213 nursing students taking a basic fundamentals of nursing course.

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Background: Perioperative hypothermia can develop easily during shoulder arthroscopy, because cold irrigation can directly influence core body temperature. The authors investigated whether active warming and humidification of inspired gases reduces falls in core body temperature and allows redistribution of body heat in patients undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery under general anesthesia.

Methods: Patients scheduled for arthroscopic shoulder surgery were randomly assigned to receive either room temperature inspired gases using a conventional respiratory circuit (the control group, n = 20) or inspired gases humidified and heated using a humidified and electrically heated circuit (HHC) (the heated group, n = 20).

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Intradermal injections of indigo carmine for sentinel node mapping are considered safe and no report of an adverse reaction has been published. The authors described two cases of profound hypotension in women that underwent breast-conserving surgery after an intradermal injection of indigo carmine into the periareolar area for sentinel node mapping.

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Rectus sheath hematoma (RSH) is generally not considered a reason for abdominal pain and its incidence as a cause of abdominal pain is unknown. RSH is a rarely seen but nonetheless an important disease causing abdominal pain. During contractions of the rectus abdominis muscle, the inferior epigastric artery must glide with the muscle to avoid tearing.

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Background: Rupture of a uterine artery pseudoaneurysm is an uncommon, but life-threatening, cause of postpartum hemorrhage. Cesarean delivery is the most common cause.

Objectives: Prompt recognition and management are critical in severe vaginal bleeding.

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