Yi-Jung Chang
Chang Gung University
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Acta Paediatrica | 2011
Yi-Jung Chang; Hsun-Chin Chao; Man-Shan Kong; Shao-Hsuan Hsia; Ming-Wei Lai; Dah-Chin Yan
Aim: To identify clinical, laboratory, and imaging characteristics associated with severe acute pancreatitis in children.
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition | 2007
Yi-Jung Chang; Man-Shan Kong; Shao-Hsuan Hsia; Chang-Teng Wu; Ming-Wei Lai; Dah-Chin Yan; Hsun-Chin Chao; Chien-Chang Chen; Shih-Yann Chen
Objective: Acute appendicitis is an uncommon diagnosis in early childhood. It is frequently complicated by delays in diagnosis, perforation, and prolonged hospital stay. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of ultrasonography (US) in the management of suspected appendicitis in children younger than 3 years of age. Patients and Methods: Seventy-one children under age 3 with acute abdomen and possible acute appendicitis, but with atypical findings, were included. All of the children underwent a US scan to rule out appendicitis. Results: There were 41 positive US results for appendicitis. Three children had false-positive scan results and 2 children had false-negative results. Twenty-eight patients had ruptured appendicitis with tumor formation on US. Eighteen of the 28 patients received emergency appendectomy and the other 10 patients received initial conservative treatment with interval appendectomy. Compared with those who received emergency appendectomy, patients who received initial conservative treatment had a significantly smoother postoperative course, including shorter postoperative hospital stay and earlier postoperative oral intake. The overall sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of abdominal US to diagnose acute appendicitis in cases of atypical findings in early childhood are 95.0%, 90.3%, 92.9%, 92.6%, and 93.3%, respectively. Conclusions: US is a useful and highly accurate tool to assess acute appendicitis in early childhood. US has the potential to aid in diagnosis of early childhood appendicitis to avoid the frequent rupture with tumor formation seen at this age. Initial conservative treatment for ruptured appendicitis with tumor formation is safe and is associated with a smoother postoperative course in early childhood.
Biomedical journal | 2013
Yi-Jung Chang; Shao-Hsuan Hsia; Hsun-Chin Chao
BACKGROUND Intussusception is the common acute abdomen in children with difficult clinical diagnosis. The routine ultrasound has recently been proposed as the initial diagnostic modality with high accuracy, but is not available for 24 h by gastroenterologists. We aimed to evaluate the validation of bedside ultrasound for intussusceptions performed by pediatric emergency physicians with ultrasound training during the night or holiday. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted in children with suspected intussusceptions when routine ultrasounds by gastroenterologists were not available over the period from July 2004 to July 2008. Patients were divided into two groups: those diagnosed by emergency physicians with ultrasound training and without training. The clinical characteristics and course for all patients were reviewed and compared for seeking the difference. RESULTS A total of 186 children were included. One hundred and thirteen (61%) children were diagnosed by pediatric emergency physician with ultrasound training. The clinical symptoms were not statistically different between the two groups. The diagnostic sensitivity of the ultrasound training group was significantly higher (90% vs. 79%, p = 0.034). Children of the training group also had significantly shorter hospital stay duration at emergency departments before reduction (2.41 ± 2.01 vs. 4.58 ± 4.80 h, p = 0.002). CONCLUSION Bedside ultrasound performed by pediatric emergency physicians with ultrasound training is a sensitive test for detecting intussusceptions. Knowledge and use of bedside ultrasound can aid the emergency physician in the diagnosis of pediatric intussusceptions with less delay in treatment.
Chang Gung medical journal | 2004
Yi-Jung Chang; Hsun-Chin Chao; Man-Shan Kong; Ming-Wei Lai
Pediatric Emergency Care | 2006
Yi-Jung Chang; Hsun-Chin Chao; Shao-Hsuan Hsia; Dah-Chin Yan
Pediatric Surgery International | 2006
Yi-Jung Chang; Dah-Chin Yan; Man-Shan Kong; Hsun-Chin Chao; Chen Sheng Huang; Jin-Yao Lai
American Journal of Emergency Medicine | 2017
Hsiang-Ju Hsiao; Yi-Jung Chang; Jin-Yao Lai; Chao-Jan Wang; I-Anne Huang; Chang-Teng Wu
Pediatrics and Neonatology | 2013
Yi-Jung Chang; Hsun-Chin Chao; Chao-Jan Wang; Wan-Chak Lo; Dah-Chin Yan
Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology | 2009
Yi-Jung Chang; Shao-Hsuan Hsia; Man-Shan Kong; Ming-Wei Lai; Hsun-Chin Chao; Chang-Teng Wu
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition | 2004
S. Y. Chen; Yi-Jung Chang; Hsun-Chin Chao; Man-Shan Kong