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Characteristic of school injuries in Asia: a cross-national, multi-center observational study
To prevent school injuries, thorough epidemiological data is an essential foundation. We aimed to investigate the characteristics of school injuries in Asia and explore risk factors for major trauma.
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Open AccessCharacteristics of non-accidental injuries in children and adolescents in Asia: a cross-national, multicenter cohort study
Children and adolescents are vulnerable to non-accidental injury. Early identification and prevention rely on detailed epidemiological studies, which are limited in Asia. This retrospective study used the regi...
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Open AccessA multicenter cohort study on the association between prehospital immobilization and functional outcome of patients following spinal injury in Asia
Prehospital spinal immobilization is a widely used procedure in the emergency medical service (EMS) system worldwide, while the incidence of patients with spinal injury (SI) is relatively low, and unnecessary ...
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Human colorectal cancer-associated carbohydrate antigen on annexin A2 protein
Cancer-associated antigens are not only a good marker for monitoring cancer progression but are also useful for molecular target therapy. In this study, we aimed to generate a monoclonal antibody that preferen...
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Open AccessThe influence of excluding patients with bystander return of spontaneous circulation in the current OHCA database
The effect of bystander interventions has been extensively evaluated by cerebral function after 1 month post-resuscitation. However, patients who received bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (BCPR) and ach...
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Open AccessBoerhaave syndrome due to hypopharyngeal stenosis associated with chemoradiotherapy for hypopharyngeal cancer: a case report
Spontaneous esophageal rupture, also known as Boerhaave syndrome, is a very serious life-threatening benign disease of the gastrointestinal tract. It is typically caused by vomiting after heavy eating and drin...
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Thoracoscopic resection of esophageal cancer with a tracheal diverticulum
Tracheal diverticulum, a benign entity characterized by single or multiple invaginations of the tracheal wall, is commonly asymptomatic and detected incidentally. We report the case of a 76-year-old man with a...
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Histopathologic risk stratification of stage IIB colorectal cancer
To stratify stage IIB (pT4a PN0) colorectal cancer in terms of histopathologic findings.
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Open AccessComparison of quality of chest compressions during training of laypersons using Push Heart and Little Anne manikins using blinded CPRcards
Mass Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training using less expensive and easily portable manikins is one way to increase the number of trained laypeople in a short time. The easy-to-carry, low-cost CPR trai...
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Open AccessEmergency medical services key performance measurement in Asian cities
One of the key principles in the recommended standards is that emergency medical service (EMS) providers should continuously monitor the quality and safety of their services. This requires service providers to...
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Open AccessMechanical CPR devices compared to manual CPR during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and ambulance transport: a systematic review
The aim of this paper was to conduct a systematic review of the published literature to address the question: “In pre-hospital adult cardiac arrest (asystole, pulseless electrical activity, pulseless Ventricul...
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Clinical effects of micafungin, a novel echinocandin antifungal agent, on systemic fungal infections in surgery, emergency, and intensive-care medicine: evaluation using the AKOTT algorithm
The clinical efficacy of micafungin (MCFG) in surgery, emergency, and intensive-care medicine has been studied in only a limited number of cases. We conducted a multicenter postmarketing study to evaluate MCFG...
