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Pulmonology
Risk factors for progressing to critical illness in patients with hospital-acquired COVID-19
Kyung-Eui Lee, Jinwoo Lee, Sang-Min Lee, Hong Yeul Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(3):477-487. Published online April 18, 2024
Background/Aims: Risk factors for progression to critical illness in hospital-acquired coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remain unknown. Here, we assessed the incidence and risk factors for progression to critical illness and determined their effects on clinical outcomes in patients with hospital-..
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Timing of corticosteroids in non-severe non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients: open-label, two-center, randomized controlled study (TICS-COV19 study)
Emad R. Issak, Mariam M. Amin
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(2):207-217. Published online January 17, 2023
Background/Aims: Corticosteroids (CSs) are frequently used in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); however, their utility remains controversial in mild to moderate cases. The timing of CSs initiation during the disease course remains unaddressed. The study aims to evaluate the impact of early CSs in..
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Allergy
The burden of symptomatic patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria: a real-world study in Korea
Young-Min Ye, Young-Il Koh, Jeong-Hee Choi, Mi-Ae Kim, Jung-Won Park, Tae-Bum Kim, Young-Hee Nam, Yoon-Seok Chang, Hae-Sim Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(5):1050-1060. Published online September 1, 2022
Background/Aims: Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) poses a considerable burden both on the quality of life (QoL) of individual patients and on healthcare systems. Real‑world data evaluating the disease burden of CSU are limited in this country. This study evaluated the disease burden and healthc..
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Pulmonology
Atrial fibrillation in critically ill patients who received prolonged mechanical ventilation: a nationwide inpatient report
Zhen Lin, Hedong Han, Wei Guo, Xin Wei, Zhijian Guo, Shujie Zhai, Shuai Li, Yiming Ruan, Fangyuan Hu, Dongdong Li, Jia He
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(6):1389-1401. Published online July 12, 2021
Background/Aims: To evaluate temporal trends of atrial fibrillation (AF) prevalence in critically ill patients who received prolonged mechanical ventilation (MV) in the United States.
Methods: We used the 2008 to 2014 National Inpatient Sample to compute the weighted prevalence of AF among hospital..
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Geriatrics
Validation of the Korean Frailty Index in community-dwelling older adults in a nationwide Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort study
Hee-Won Jung, Sunyoung Kim, Chang Won Won
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):456-466. Published online April 17, 2020
Background/Aims: We aimed to assess validity of the Korean Frailty Index (KFI) and the modified KFI (mKFI) in nationwide Korean population as screening measures for frailty status in older adults.
Methods: Analysis was performed in the records of baseline assessments of 2,886 participants in the Ko..
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Nephrology
Mortality prediction of serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in patients requiring continuous renal replacement therapy
Yohan Park, Tae Hyun Ban, Hyung Duk Kim, Eun Jeong Ko, Jongmin Lee, Seok Chan Kim, Cheol Whee Park, Chul Woo Yang, Yong-Soo Kim, Byung Ha Chung
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):392-400. Published online July 7, 2020
Background/Aims: We investigated whether serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) can predict mortality in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) requiring continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT).
Methods: This study enrolled 169 patients who underwent serum NGAL testing at CRRT..
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Pulmonology
A population-based observational study of patients with pulmonary disorders in intensive care unit
Hyun Woo Lee, Eunjeong Ji, Soyeon Ahn, Hye-Joo Yang, Seo-Young Yoon, Tae Yeon Park, Yeon Joo Lee, Jinwoo Lee, Sang-Min Lee, Seung-Hye Choi, Young-Jae Cho
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(6):1411-1423. Published online November 25, 2019
Background/Aims: Only a few epidemiologic studies on the patients with pulmonary disorders admitted to intensive care unit exist. We investigated the characteristics and clinical outcomes of the patients with severe pulmonary disorders.
Methods: The sample cohort database of National Health Insuran..
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Geriatrics
What are the illnesses associated with frailty in community-dwelling older adults: the Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study
Sunyoung Kim, Hee-Won Jung, Chang Won Won
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(4):1004-1013. Published online April 9, 2020
Background/Aims: Frailty is mainly due to an age-related decrease in the physiological reserves needed to maintain biological homeostasis, but it can also occur as a result of chronic diseases. The purpose of this study was to identify illnesses associated with frailty in Korean community-dwelling o..
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Nephrology
Continuous renal replacement therapy in elderly with acute kidney injury
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Kristianne Rachel P. Medina-Liabres, Sejoong Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):284-294. Published online February 28, 2020
The objective of this article is to raise awareness among physicians of the increasing incidence of acute kidney injury in the elderly population and the utility of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) in its management. While CRRT is frequently applied in younger patients, its use in elderly..
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Rheumatology
Impact of sleep quality on clinical features of primary Sjögren's syndrome
Sang Wan Chung, Jaehyung Hur, You-Jung Ha, Eun Ha Kang, Joon Young Hyon, Hyo-Jung Lee, Yeong Wook Song, Yun Jong Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(5):1154-1164. Published online February 20, 2018
Background/Aims: This study aimed to investigate the inf luence of poor sleep quality on clinical features of primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS).
Methods: Sleep quality was cross-sectionally assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and demographic, clinical, and laboratory data we..
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Validation and reliability of a Behcet’s Syndrome Activity Scale in Korea
Hyo Jin Choi, Mi Ryoung Seo, Hee Jung Ryu, Han Joo Baek
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(1):170-175. Published online December 28, 2015
Background/Aims: We prepared a cross-cultural adaptation of the Behcet’s Syndrome Activity Scale (BSAS) and evaluated its reliability and validity in Korea.
Methods: Fifty patients with Behcet’s disease (BD) who attended the Rheumatology Clinic of Gachon University Gil Medical Center were include..
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Outcome of Pandemic H1N1 Pneumonia: Clinical and Radiological Findings for Severity Assessment
Woo Hyun Cho, Yun Seong Kim, Doo Soo Jeon, Ji Eun Kim, Kun Il Kim, Hee Yun Seol, Ki Uk Kim, Hye Kyung Park, Min Ki Lee, Soon Kew Park, Yeon Joo Jeong
Korean J Intern Med. 2011;26(2):160-167. Published online June 1, 2011
Background/AimsPandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection presents with variable severity. However, little is known about clinical predictors of disease severity. We studied the clinical predictors of severe pandemic H1N1 pneumonia and their correlation with radiological find..
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