Publications by authors named "Yen-Ying Lee"
Background: Sliding-scale insulin has been widely used in treating inpatient hyperglycemia. A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and possible adverse effects of sliding-scale insulin in hospitalized patients.
Methods: PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Scopus, and ClinicalTrials.
Purpose: Obese patients present a challenge to safe general anesthesia because of impaired cardiopulmonary physiology and increased risks of aspiration and acute upper airway obstruction. Since studies are lacking regarding the postoperative effects on recovery from general anesthesia in morbidly obese patients, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of recovery outcomes in morbidly obese patients who had undergone general anesthesia.
Source: We systematically searched the PubMed, EMBASE™, Cochrane, and Scopus™ databases for randomized controlled trials that evaluated the outcome of anesthesia with desflurane, sevoflurane, isoflurane, or propofol in morbidly obese patients.
Objectives: Although zolpidem is listed as a controlled drug in Taiwan, patients' behavior has not been restricted and has led to the problem of doctor shopping behavior (DSB), leading to overutilization of medical resources and excess spending. The National Health Insurance Administration in Taiwan has instituted a new policy to regulate physicians' prescribing behavior and decrease DSB. This retrospective study aimed to analyze the DSB for zolpidem by insomnia patients and assess related factors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Recombinant human thyrotropin (rhTSH) can be used to enhance radioiodine therapy for shrinking multinodular goitre. The aim of this meta-analysis was to compare the effectiveness of rhTSH pretreatment and radioiodine therapy with that of radioiodine alone for treating benign nodular goitre.
Methods: The PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Scopus and ClinicalTrials.
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluated a pharmacist-led medication reconciliation program to improve the accuracy of medication histories for patients admitted to the hospital, using data from Taiwan's National Health Insurance.
- Out of 3,013 patients assessed, 243 (8%) had medication discrepancies, with 19% of those discrepancies potentially leading to moderate to severe harm, and the average intervention time was about 18 minutes.
- Key risk factors for medication discrepancies included the number of medications taken before admission, the patient's age, recent outpatient visit frequency, and the number of specialist visits prior to hospitalization.
Objective: Therapeutic interchange is not a common practice in the medical society in Asia. We used clinic blood pressure readings, patients' tolerance, and cost saving as measures to evaluate the impact of a therapeutic interchange program implemented at a medical center in Taiwan.
Methods: Taipei Medical University-Wan Fang Hospital initiated a therapeutic interchange program involving angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs).