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KMID : 0363420230370030035
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Journal of Korean Oriental Pediatrics
2023 Volume.37 No. 3 p.35 ~ p.48
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Change of Growth Indicators by the Treatment of Korean Medicine
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Oh Hye-In
Lee Hyun-Hee
Jeong Ji-Eun
Lee Hye-Lim
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Abstract
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Objectives : We aimed to analyze changes in growth indicators before and after Korean medicine treatment in patients treated at the pediatric department of a hospital.
Methods : We analyzed the medical records of children and adolescents under 18 years of age who underwent growth
assessment between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2022.
Results : A total of 21 patients were selected for this study. After treatment, there was a significant increase in the height
percentile, whereas bone age-chronological age (BA-CA) and predicted adult height (PAH) did not show significant
changes. No major adverse reactions were observed during the treatment. Growth reassessment was conducted twice
for 10 participants. When comparing the growth indicators between the assessment sessions, the height percentile
showed an increasing trend between the initial and the first growth reassessment. However, there were no significant
differences between BA-CA and PAH across the different assessment periods.
Conclusions : There is a need to establish evidence for the efficacy and safety of continuous Korean medicine growth treatment through the long-term observation of growth indicators in patients undergoing treatment for two or more periods,
as well as observational studies on liver and renal function indicators.
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KEYWORD
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Growth, Korean medicine, Bone age, Growth indicator, Growth reassessmen
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