Objective: Emergency cricothyroidotomy is an infrequently performed procedure and post-procedural complications may result from attempting to pass a device with a large external diameter through the cricothyroid membrane. This study aimed to determine the maximum height of the c...
Objective: We sought to compare the activity times of the 119 service ambulance units before and after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic based on emergency medical service reports.
Methods: This study analyzed the emergency medical service reports (1.26-10.31) of...
Objective: Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is one of the most common reasons for people to visit the emergency department. Despite advances in treatments, the intensive care unit (ICU) admission rates due to GI bleeding are still high. Therefore, many scoring systems had been dev...
Objective: Biliary decompression through bile drainage is a key treatment for common bile duct obstruction with cholangitis. However, the effectiveness of early interventions has not been studied sufficiently in Korea. This study investigated the effectiveness of fast-track bili...
