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Pulmonology / Original Article
Impact of tracheostomy on clinical outcomes in ventilated patients with severe pneumonia: a propensity-matched cohort study
Hayoung Seong, Hyojin Jang, Wanho Yoo, Saerom Kim, Soo Han Kim, Kwangha Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2025;40(2):286-298. Published online March 1, 2025
Background/Aims: Tracheostomy is a crucial intervention for severe pneumonia patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation (MV). However, debate persists regarding the influence of tracheostomy timing and performance on long-term survival outcomes. This study utilized propensity score matching..
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Pulmonology / Original Article
Real-world evaluation of atezolizumab and etoposide-carboplatin as a first-line treatment for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer
Soo Han Kim, Eun Jung Jo, Jeongha Mok, Kwangha Lee, Ki Uk Kim, Hye-Kyung Park, Min Ki Lee, Jung Seop Eom, Mi-Hyun Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(2):218-225. Published online February 21, 2023
Background/Aims: Despite the obvious benefits of adding immune checkpoint inhibitors to platinum-etoposide chemotherapy in patients with extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC), real-world data remain scarce.
Methods: This retrospective study included 89 patients with ES-SCLC treated with ..
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Pulmonology / Original Article
QuantiFERON-TB Gold PLUS versus QuantiFERON- TB Gold In-Tube test for diagnosing tuberculosis infection
Soo Han Kim, Kyung-Wook Jo, Tae Sun Shim
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(2):383-391. Published online December 26, 2019
Background/Aims: QuantiFERON-TB Gold PLUS (QFT-PLUS) was developed as a new version of the interferon-γ (IFN-γ) release assay that contains an extra antigen tube to elicit a CD8+ T-cell response in addition to a CD4+ T-cell response. This study aimed to evaluate the performances of QFT-PLUS versus..
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Pulmonology / Original Article
Long-term outcomes of surgery for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension compared
with medical therapy at a single Korean center
Soo Han Kim, Jae Won Lee, Jung-Min Ahn, Dae-Hee Kim, Jong-Min Song, Sang-Do Lee, Jae Seung Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(5):855-864. Published online October 13, 2016
Background/Aims: Pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) is the gold standard for treating chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) in Western countries. The aim of this study was to investigate the long-term outcomes of performing PEA on CTEPH patients in comparison with medical therapy at a si..
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Endocrinology-metabolism / Original Article
Reference interval for thyrotropin in a ultrasonography screened Korean population
Mijin Kim, Tae Yong Kim, Soo Han Kim, Yunkyoung Lee, Su-yeon Park, Hyung-Don Kim, Hyemi Kwon, Yun Mi Choi, Eun Kyung Jang, Min Ji Jeon, Won Gu Kim, Young Kee Shong, Won Bae Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(3):335-344. Published online April 29, 2015
Background/Aims: The diagnostic accuracy of thyroid dysfunctions is primarily affected by the validity of the reference interval for serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). Thus, the present study aimed to establish a reference interval for TSH using a normal Korean population.
Methods: This study..
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