Publications by authors named "Taehwan Yoo"

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  • Lower Body Negative Pressure (LBNP) helps shift blood from the upper body to the lower body, potentially helping astronauts deal with fluid redistribution effects in space.
  • Over the past 50 years, advancements in LBNP technology have increased our understanding of how spaceflight affects various bodily systems, particularly in reducing bone loss.
  • This study aims to review the historical development of LBNP and its potential uses in addressing the diverse physiological challenges astronauts face, while advocating for its broader application in ensuring astronaut health during space missions.
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Objectives: Unconscious bias can impact manner of speaker introductions in formal academic settings. We examined speaker introductions at the Society of Vascular Surgeons Annual Meeting to determine factors associated with non-professional address.

Methods: We examined speaker introductions from the 2019 SVS Vascular Annual Meeting.

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Background: Although a Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation certification is required for vascular surgery board certification, no standardized noninvasive vascular laboratory (NIVL) curriculum for vascular surgery trainees exists. The purpose of this study is to investigate the NIVL experience of trainees and understand what helps them feel well prepared.

Methods: Current trainees in all 0 + 5 and 5 + 2 vascular surgery training programs (114) were surveyed.

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Background: Duplex ultrasound is the "gold standard" for diagnosis of acute deep venous thrombosis (DVT) because of its high specificity, sensitivity, safety, and portability. However, unnecessary testing epitomizes inefficient use of scarce health care resources. Here we hypothesize that the majority of simultaneous four-extremity duplex ultrasound (FED) examinations are unnecessary.

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Objective: The role of follow-up venous duplex ultrasound (DUS) after acute lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) remains unclear, yet it is commonly performed. We aimed to clarify the role of follow-up DUS. Our primary objective was to determine the association between the presence of residual venous obstruction (RVO) on DUS and DVT recurrence or propagation (rDVT).

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Background: Low muscle mass and quality are associated with poor surgical outcomes. We evaluated computed tomography (CT)-measured psoas muscle density as a marker of muscle quality and physiologic reserve and hypothesized that it predicts poor outcomes after enterocutaneous fistula repair (ECF).

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients 18-90 years old with ECF who failed nonoperative management, requiring elective operative repair at The Ohio State University (2005-2016), and who received preoperative abdomen/pelvis CT scan with intravenous contrast within 3 months of the operation.

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Introduction: Ultrasound-guided thrombin injection (UGTI) is a well-established practice for the treatment of femoral artery pseudoaneurysm. This procedure is highly successful but dependent on appropriate pseudoaneurysm anatomy and adequate ultrasound visualization. Morbid obesity can present a significant technical challenge due to increased groin adiposity, resulting in poor visualization of critical structures needed to safely perform the procedure.

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Background: Age-related loss of muscle mass and function (sarcopenia) is linked to poor outcomes after operation and trauma. Here we evaluate computed tomography measured psoas muscle density and area using quick and simple tools available to the bedside clinician. We hypothesize these measures will predict poor outcomes after blunt traumatic injury.

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  • Many human organs can get blocked by stuff like blood clots and tiny pieces of fat or debris.
  • There's a process called angiophagy where special cells in blood vessels eat these blockages and help clear them out.
  • This process can happen not just in the brain, but also in other parts of the body like the heart, eyes, kidneys, and lungs, which might give doctors new ideas on how to treat blood flow problems.
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Cerebral microvascular occlusion is a common phenomenon throughout life that might require greater recognition as a mechanism of brain pathology. Failure to recanalize microvessels promptly may lead to the disruption of brain circuits and significant functional deficits. Haemodynamic forces and the fibrinolytic system are considered to be the principal mechanisms responsible for recanalization of occluded cerebral capillaries and terminal arterioles.

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