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Original Article
Emergency Medicine
A nationwide study of children and adolescents with pneumonia who visited Emergency Department in South Korea in 2012
Chang Hyu Lee, Youn Kyoung Won, Eui-Jung Roh, Dong In Suh, Eun Hee Chung
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2016;59(3):132-138.   Published online March 31, 2016
Purpose

Acute respiratory infection, particularly pneumonia, is the most common cause of hospitalization and death among children in developing nations. This study aimed to investigate the characteristics of children and adolescents with pneumonia who visited Emergency Department (ED) in South Korea in 2012.

Methods

We analyzed National Emergency Department Information System (NEDIS) records from 146 EDs in South Korea for all pediatric patients...

Parental satisfaction with pediatric emergency care: a nationwide, cross-sectional survey in Korea
Hye Young Jang, Young Ho Kwak, Ju Ok Park, Do Kyun Kim, Jin Hee Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2015;58(12):466-471.   Published online December 22, 2015
Purpose

This study attempted to examine parental satisfaction with pediatric emergency care (PEC) in Korea and investigate the features influencing overall satisfaction.

Methods

A nationwide, cross-sectional survey was conducted among parents who had taken their children to an Emergency Department (ED) in the three years prior to the study. A 21-item, structured questionnaire was administered to the parents through a web-based system. Participants'...

Clinical characteristics of children and adolescents with croup and epiglottitis who visited 146 Emergency Departments in Korea
Doo Ri Lee, Chang Hyu Lee, Youn Kyung Won, Dong In Suh, Eui-Jung Roh, Mi-Hee Lee, Eun Hee Chung
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2015;58(10):380-385.   Published online October 21, 2015
Purpose

Croup is a common pediatric respiratory illness with symptoms of varying severity. Moreover, epiglottitis is a rare disease that can rapidly progress to life-threatening airway obstruction. Although the clinical course and treatments differ between croup and epiglottitis, they are difficult to differentiate on presentation. We aimed to compare the clinical characteristics of croup and epiglottitis in Emergency Department patients.

Methods

The 2012...

Review Article
Regionalization of pediatric emergency care in Korea
Do Kyun Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2011;54(12):477-480.   Published online December 31, 2011

In order to care for an ill or injured child, it is crucial that every emergency department (ED) has a minimum set of personnel and resources because the majority of children are brought to the geographically nearest ED. In addition to adequate preparation for basic pediatric emergency care, a comprehensive, specialized healthcare system should be in place for a critically-ill...

Original Article
Analysis of causes of injuries among children in Daegu, Korea
Geol Ha, Man Joong Jeon, Joon Sakong
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2010;53(11):942-950.   Published online November 30, 2010
Purpose

The purpose of this study was to determine the mechanisms and exact causes of injuries to children by analyzing the medical records of children who visited emergency medical centers.

Methods

We reviewed the medical records of 7,114 pediatric patients (aged below 15 years) who visited the emergency care center (ECC) of a Yeungnam university hospital in Daegu between January 2007 and December...

Clinical analysis of pediatric patients who visited Masan Samsung Emergency Center
Jae Wook Yoo, Jun Hwa Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2010;53(3):314-322.   Published online March 15, 2010
Purpose : Through a clinical and retrospective analysis of pediatric patients who visited the Regional Emergency Medical Center of Masan Samsung Hospital from January 2007 to December 2008, we characterized pediatric and adolescent emergency patients to improve emergency care in future. Methods : We reviewed the medical records of 14,065 pediatric patients below 19 years of age. Results : The...
Clinical review of acute seizures among children who visited the emergency room in Masan Samsung hospital from 2004 to 2006
Won Deok Lee, Jae Wook Yoo, Ju Suk Lee, Jun Hwa Lee, Kyung Lae Cho
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2008;51(4):420-425.   Published online April 15, 2008
Purpose : The purpose of this study was to evaluate acute childhood seizures, one of the most important causes of emergency room visits, to provide appropriate medical services. Methods : We reviewed the medical records of 433 (4.6%) pediatric patients with acute seizures that visited the emergency room at Masan Samsung hospital from 2004 to 2006. Results : The male to...
Clinical analysis of febrile infants and children presenting to the pediatric emergency department
Byeong Gon Kwak, Hyun Oh Jang
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2006;49(8):839-844.   Published online August 15, 2006
Purpose : We studied clinical patterns of the febrile infants and children presenting to the Pediatric Emergency Department(ED) in the general pediatric population. Method : We analyzed 1,764 infants and children who had a history of measured body temperature of 38.3℃ or higher, before or after arrival at Pediatric ED of Ilsan Paik Hospital from September 2004 to August 2005....
Clinical Analysis of the Pediatric Patients Seen in the Emergency Medical Center
Hee Jung Lee, So Yoon Park, Young Hwan Lee, Byung Soo Do, Sam Bum Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2005;48(10):1061-1067.   Published online October 15, 2005
Purpose : We studied a clinical analysis of pediatric patients who visited the emergency medical center of Yeungnam University Hospital to compare the characteristics of pediatric emergency patients after year 2000 with the previous studies. Methods : We reviewed 7,034 children under the age of 15 years who visited the emergency medical center of Yeungnam University Hospital during the 2...
Clinical Analysis of Pediatric Death Patients Visiting Emergency Center
Do Hyun Kim, Seong Hun Lee, Sang Bae Lee, Min Hyuk Ryu, Dong Jin Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2004;47(1):12-17.   Published online January 15, 2004
Purpose : We analyzed pediatric death patients who visited Dong-Kang Hospital emergency center, in order to minimize unexpected pediatric deaths. Methods : The authors analyzed retrospectively the medical records of 110 pediatric patients who died before and within 24 hours after admission to the emergency center of Ulsan Dong-Kang General Hospital from January 1997 to December 2002. Results : We classified three...
Relationship between Admission and Clinical Features of Children Who Visited the Emergency Department with Seizures
Sung Kwan Yoon, Eun Young Kim, Eun Seok Yang, Kyung Rye Moon, Sang Kee Park, Young Bong Park, Young Il Rho, Soo Hyeong Cho
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2003;46(10):1003-1007.   Published online October 15, 2003
Purpose : To review the seizure-related complaints and analyze the relationship between admission rates and clinical features in children who had visited the emergency department with seizures. Methods : Retrospectively, we reviewed 180 patients(male 100, female 80) suffering from seizures, who had visited to the emergency department of Chosun University Hospital from January 2000 to June 2002. We have analyzed the...
Clinical Analysis of Pediatric Death in Emergency Room
Bo Hyeong Lee, Mi Jung Kim, Hyun Kyung Lee, Young Hwan Lee, Kwang Hae Choi, Seok Hun Song, Sam Beom Lee, Byung Soo Do
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2001;44(9):987-991.   Published online September 15, 2001
Purpose : Sudden, unexpected pediatric death triggers acute grief in most survivors. In this study, we analyzed the pediatric death in emergency room in order to find out the factors for minimized unexpected pediatric death and increase awareness of these conditions. Methods : We performed a review on the records of 63 patients under the age of 16 years who died before and after...
The Usefulness of Emergency Brain Computerized Tomography in Children with First Seizures
Hyun Kyung Park, In Joon Seol
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2001;44(5):562-568.   Published online May 15, 2001
Purpose : This study was performed to discover whether emergency brain computerized tomography(CT) is useful for the diagnosis and management of patients with first seizure. Methods : We studied retrostpectively all children(under 15-year-old) without a history of neurologic illness who visited Hanyang University Hospital and took a brain CT because of a first seizure attack between January 1996 and June 1999....
Stastical Studies on Pediatric Emergency Room Patients
Kyoung Dug Moon, Won Ah Park, Hae Kyung Lee, Young Hee Yu, Hyun Suk Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1993;36(12):1732-1739.   Published online December 15, 1993
The authors reviewed 3145 pediatric patients who visited the emergecy room in the hospital during 3yrs period from Jan. 1989 to Dec. 1991. 1) Among the patients visiting the emergency room, the patients under 15 years of age were 26.4% (3145) of total emergency patients (11930). 2) Yearly distribution of patients were decreased 17% between 1989 and 1991. 3) Monthly distribution of visits...
Statistical studies on pediatric emergency room patients.
Won Seop Kim, Young Jin Hong, Don Hee Ahn, Keun Chan Sohn
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1991;34(1):7-15.   Published online January 31, 1991
The studies were carried out to analyze the emergency patient visited to the emergency room of the National Medical Center under the 15 years old during the three-year period from Jan., 1985. to Dec., 1987 The results were obtained as below. 1) During the 3-year periods, the total number of emergency patients under the 15 years of age was 4,394. 2) Forty one percents of the total patient...
Statistical Study on Pediatric Emergency Patients.
Boyoung Hong Ahn, Young Hee Chung, Young Wook Kim, Ki Bok Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1990;33(3):283-290.   Published online March 31, 1990
An analysis was carried out on the pediatric patients who visited the emergency room of the Kwangju Christian Hospital during the three-year-period from Jan. 1985 to Dec. 1987. The results were as follows: 1) Out of 27,610 total emergency patients, 9,784 (35.8%) were under 15 years of age. 2) The male-to-female ratio was 1.6:1. 3) The peak incidence was found among children aged between 1 month to 11...
Utilization Patterns of Pediatric Emergency Room.
Hann Tchah, Dork Ro Yun
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1989;32(7):897-914.   Published online July 31, 1989
The utilization of pediatric emergency services has increased rapidly in recent years with general recognition of its funtion. The authors reviewed 11,089 patients visiting emergency room of Seoul National University Children’s Hospital during last two years from Jan. 1st 1986 to Dec. 31st 1987. The findings obtained were as follows: 1) There were 5,110 visits in 1986 and 5,979 visits in 1987. First visit was...
Statistical Study on Pediatric Emergency Room Patients.
S J Kim, J S Lee, H D Cha, T W Paik, T C Kwon, C M Kang
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1988;31(1):93-99.   Published online January 31, 1988
8934 children under the age of 15 years who vistited the emergency room of Dong San hosital, Keimyung University during a 3-year period from Jan. 1982 to Dec. 1984 were analized clinically and statistically. The results were as follows 1) Out of 8934 pediatric emergency patients, 6951 cases (77.8%) were under the 6 years of age and the peak incidence was between 1 month to 11...
Clinical and Statistical Studies on Pediatric Emergency Room Patients.
Myoung Soo Chang, Mi Ja Yoon, Kang Oh Lee, Shin Na Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1988;31(1):86-92.   Published online January 31, 1988
The authors reviewed 630 pediatric-age patients who visited emergency room in Dong-Boo City Hospital during 2-year period from Jan. 1985 to Dec. 1986. The results were as follows: 1) The patients under the 15 years of age were 11.4% of total emergency room patients and male to female ratio was 2:1. 2) The patients between 12 years and 15 years of age occupied 28.5% of all pediatric...
The Statistical Studies on the Emergency Room Patients under the 15 Years of age.
Jung Mo Ryu, Chi Ho Yoon, Soon Hee Chio, Kyu Geun Cho
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1985;28(4):372-377.   Published online April 30, 1985
The studies were carried out to analyze the emergency patients visited to the emergency room of the Eul Ji General Hospital under the 15 years during the 15 years during the three years from Mar., 1981 to Feb” 1984. The results were obtained as below; 1)During the 3 years period, the total number of emergency patients under the 15 years of...
Statistical Study on Pediatric Emergency Room Patients.
Hwa Young Kim, Yong Tai Suh, Young Yun Choi
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1984;27(4):378-383.   Published online April 30, 1984
The authors surveyed 17,511 pediatric patients among total 67,290 ones who visited the emergency rodm of Chonnam National University Hospital during the 5 year period from Jan. 1, 1978 to Dec. 31, 1982. 1)70% of total pediatric patients consisted of injury and poisoning, infectious diseases and diseases of the respiratory system. 2)About one-fifth of total pediatric patients was true emergency which...
The Statistical Studies on the Emergency Room Patients Under the 15 years of Age.
Kyu Hyung Lee, Sung Ho Cha, Yoon Taik Kim, Don Hee Ahn, Keun Chan Sohn
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1984;27(2):111-121.   Published online February 28, 1984
The studies were carried out to analyze the emergency patient visited to the emergency room of the National Medical Center under the 15 years of during the three-year period from Jan., 1980 to Dec., 1982. The results were obtained as below. 1)During the 3-year periods, the total number of emergency patients under the 15 years of age was 4,212. 2)Forty...
Clinical Analysis on Accident of Children.
Kyung Sik Shin, Sang Hyun Byun, Kwang Joo Rhee, Suk Ja Kim, Young Hun Chung
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1982;25(8):829-838.   Published online August 31, 1982
There has been a significant decline of infectious disease in childhood due to an improvement of economy, living standard and medicine. But accidents in childhood is rather increased and encountered in major cause of death. The child is not so fully developed mentally and physically, that he is vulnerable to accident. Most accidents have been rocognized as being preventable with...
Statistical Studies on Pediatric Emergency Room Patients.
Jong Han Lee, Jong Soon Kim, Dong Gi Shin, Hyun Sook Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1981;24(4):304-310.   Published online April 15, 1981
The authors reviewed 1134 pediatric patients in the ebergency room in this hospital during 5 years period from Jan. 1979. to Dec. 1979. The results were obtained as follows: 1) Among the patients visiting the emergency room, the patients under 15 years of age were 6.1%(1134) of total emergency patients(18447). 2) The male to female ratio was 1.5:1. 3) The...