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Pulmonology / Original Article
Korean physician prescription patterns for home oxygen therapy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients
Youlim Kim, Hwan Il Kim, Ji Young Park, Ji Young Hong, Joo-Hee Kim, Kyung Hoon Min, Chin Kook Rhee, Sunghoon Park, Chang Youl Lee, Seong Yong Lim, Seung Hun Jang, Yong Il Hwang
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(1):119-126. Published online August 20, 2021
Background/Aims: Hypoxemia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) leads to reduced ability to exercise, decreased quality of life, and, eventually, increased mortality. Home oxygen therapy in patients with severe COPD reduces distress symptoms and mortality rates. However, there have been fe..
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Nephrology / Original Article
Which dialysis unit blood pressure is the most accurate for predicting home blood pressure in patients undergoing hemodialysis?
In-Cheol Yoon, Hye-Min Choi, Dong-Jin Oh
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(1):117-124. Published online April 7, 2016
Background/Aims: We investigated which dialysis unit blood pressure (BP) is the most useful for predicting home BP in patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD). Methods: Patients undergoing HD who had been treated > 3 months were included in this study. Exclusion criteria were hospitalized patients with..
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Pulmonology / Original Article
Facility characteristics as independent prognostic factors of nursing home-acquired pneumonia
Che Wan Lim, Younghoon Choi, Chang Hyeok An, Sang Joon Park, Hee-Jin Hwang, Jae Ho Chung, Joo-Won Min
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):296-304. Published online February 2, 2016
Background/Aims: Recently, the incidence of nursing home-acquired pneumonia (NHAP) has been increasing and is now the leading cause of death among nursing home residents. This study was performed to identify risk factors associated with NHAP mortality, focusing on facility characteristics.
Methods:..
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Original Article
Clinical Features of Patients on Home Oxygen Therapy Due to Chronic Respiratory Failure at One University Hospital
Kyoung Hee Kim, Tae Yun Park, Eun Sun Kim, Keun Bum Chung, Sang-Min Lee, Jae-Joon Yim, Chul-Gyu Yoo, Young Whan Kim, Sung Koo Han, Seok-Chul Yang
Korean J Intern Med. 2012;27(3):311-316. Published online September 1, 2012
Background/AimsHome oxygen therapy (HOT) costs a great deal every year and demand for the service is growing. In Korea, health insurance has covered HOT since November 1, 2006. The objective of this study was to evaluate clinical features of patients who used long-term HOT due..
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Original Article
Relationships Between the Expressions of CDX1 and CDX2 mRNA and Clinicopathologic Features in Colorectal Cancers
Gwang Ha Kim, Dong Hyun Lee, Hyung Wook Kim, Jong Yun Cheong, Soo Boon Seo, Jeong Heo, Dae Hwan Kang, Geun Am Song, Mong Cho, Ung Suk Yang, Do Youn Park, Mi Ae Yoo
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(4):317-324. Published online December 31, 2005
BackgroundCDX1 and CDX2 are members of the caudal-type homeobox gene family and control the proliferation and differentiation of intestinal mucosal cells. Their expressions are commonly reduced in colorectal cancer, but reports about the relat..
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