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Principles and practices of antimicrobial stewardship programs in Korea
Ki Tae Kwon, Shin-Woo Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(3):373-382. Published online April 23, 2024
This review addresses the escalating challenge posed by antibiotic resistance, highlighting its profound impact on global public health, including increased mortality rates and healthcare expenditures. The review focuses on the need to adopt the One Health approach to effectively manage antibiotic us..
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Nephrology
Prognostic role of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with chronic kidney disease
Jin Kim, Su Hyun Song, Tae Ryom Oh, Sang Heon Suh, Hong Sang Choi, Chang Seong Kim, Seong Kwon Ma, Soo Wan Kim, Eun Hui Bae
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(5):725-733. Published online August 17, 2023
Background/Aims: The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has a prognostic value in cardiovascular disease, infection, inflammatory disease, and several malignancies. Therefore, the NLR has a possible predictive value in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), but this predictive value has not b..
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Gastroenterology
Clinical and endoscopic characteristics of sessile serrated lesions with dysplasia/carcinoma
Peel Jung, Hyung Wook Kim, Su Bum Park, Dae Hwan Kang, Cheol Woong Choi, Su Jin Kim, Hyeong Seok Nam, Dae Gon Ryu, Dong Hoon Shin, Joo Young Na, Mi Sook Yun
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(3):349-361. Published online March 27, 2023
Background/Aims: Some sessile serrated lesions (SSLs) progress into dysplasia and colorectal cancer, however, the clinical and endoscopic characteristics of SSLs with dysplasia remain to be determined. In this study, we elucidated these characteristics in SSLs with dysplasia/carcinoma, compared with..
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Glomerular filtration rate as a kidney outcome of diabetic kidney disease: a focus on new antidiabetic drugs
Hyo Jin Kim, Sang Soo Kim, Sang Heon Song
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(3):502-519. Published online April 4, 2022
Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions, both in Korea and worldwide and is associated with an increased risk of chronic kidney disease and kidney failure (KF). The natural course of kidney function among people with diabetes (especially type 2 diabetes) may be complex in real-world situations. St..
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Hemato-oncology
Influence of creatinine levels on survival in patients with veno-occlusive disease treated with defibrotide
Seom Gim Kong, Je-Hwan Lee, Young Tak Lim, Ji Hyun Lee, Hyeon-Seok Eom, Hyewon Lee, Do Young Kim, Sung-Nam Lim, Sung-Soo Yoon, Sung-Yong Kim, Ho Sup Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(1):179-189. Published online December 14, 2021
Background/Aims: Veno-occlusive disease/sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (VOD/SOS) is one of the most fatal complications of hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), and defibrotide is the only curative drug. We conducted this study to confirm the survival rate of VOD/SOS patients diagnosed in Korea..
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Cardiology
Comparative occurrence of ischemic stroke with the rhythm versus rate control strategy in a national prospective cohort of atrial fibrillation
Jae Guk Kim, Young Soo Lee, Ki-Woon Kang, Eue-Keun Choi, Myung-Jin Cha, Jung-Myung Lee, Jin-Bae Kim, Junbeom Park, Jin-Kyu Park, Tae-Hoon Kim, Jae-Sun Uhm, Jaemin Shim, Jun Kim, HyungWook Park, Changsoo Kim, Boyoung Joung
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(1):114-123. Published online October 14, 2019
Background/Aims: Comparative occurrence of ischemic stroke for rhythm versus rate control strategy in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) is still inconclusive. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the rhythm control strategy is associated with a lower risk of isch..
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Gastroenterology
Adenoma miss rate of polypectomy-referring hospitals is high in Korea
Ju Hyun Seo, Bo-In Lee, Kyungjin Lee, Jae Myung Park, Jin Soo Kim, Young-Seok Cho, Kang-Moon Lee, Sang Woo Kim, Hwang Choi, Myung-Gyu Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(4):881-888. Published online October 17, 2019
Background/Aims: We evaluated the miss rates of polyps, adenomas, and advanced neoplasia of polypectomy-referring hospitals and risk factors for missed adenomas.
Methods: We compared medical records and electronic images of initial colonoscopies from polypectomy-referring hospitals with those of corr..
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Prognostic impact of hepatitis B or C on intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
Jung Woong Seo, Byung Soo Kwan, Young Koog Cheon, Tae Yoon Lee, Chan Sup Shim, So Young Kwon, Won Hyeok Choe, Byung Chul Yoo, Jeong Min Yoon, Jung Hoon Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(3):566-573. Published online January 10, 2020
Background/Aims: Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is the second-most common primary liver malignancy, arising from the peripheral intrahepatic bile duct epithelium. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) may be involved in the development of ICC. We explored the prognostic value of ..
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Pulmonology
Prolonged low-dose cyclophosphamide treatment after pulse therapy attenuates lung injury in rats with paraquat intoxication
Jie Gao, Shunyi Feng, Yong Li
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(6):1137-1142. Published online May 31, 2018
Background/Aims: This study tested the hypothesis that prolonged low-dose cyclophosphamide (CTX) treatment after pulse therapy attenuate paraquat (PQ)-induced lung injury in rats.
Methods: PQ (25 mg/kg) was administered intraperitoneally to induce PQ-intoxicated rat model. The rats were randomly di..
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Hemato-oncology
Analgesic effect of quetiapine in a mouse model of cancer-induced bone pain
Mi Hwa Heo, Jin Young Kim, Ilseon Hwang, Eunyoung Ha, Keon Uk Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(6):1069-1074. Published online January 20, 2017
Background/Aims: Cancer-induced bone pain (CIBP) is one of the most common pains in patients with advanced neoplasms. Because of treatment-associated side effects, more than half of cancer patients are reported to have inadequate and undermanaged pain control. New mechanism-based therapies must be d..
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Rheumatology
Autonomic dysfunction in primary Sjogren’s syndrome: a prospective cohort analysis of 154 Korean patients
Jung Hee Koh, Seung-Ki Kwok, Jennifer Lee, Sung-Hwan Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(1):165-173. Published online March 25, 2016
Background/Aims: To determine the prevalence of autonomic dysfunction among Korean patients with primary Sjogren’s syndrome (pSS) and its associations with the clinical features of pSS. Methods: We analyzed 154 participants from the Korean Initiative of primary Sjogren’s Syndrome (KISS) as a pros..
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Nephrology
The impact of blood flow rate during hemodialysis on all-cause mortality
Kyung Yoon Chang, Su-Hyun Kim, Young Ok Kim, Dong Chan Jin, Ho Chul Song, Euy Jin Choi, Yong-Lim Kim, Yon-Su Kim, Shin-Wook Kang, Nam-Ho Kim, Chul Woo Yang, Yong Kyun Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(6):1131-1139. Published online February 22, 2016
Background/Aims: Inadequacy of dialysis is associated with morbidity and mortality in chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients. Blood flow rate (BFR) during HD is one of the important determinants of increasing dialysis dose. However, the optimal BFR is unclear. In this study, we investigated the impact o..
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Prevalence of chronic kidney disease defined by using CKD-EPI equation and albumin-to-creatinine ratio in the Korean adult population
Eunhee Ji, Yon Su Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(6):1120-1130. Published online March 25, 2016
Background/Aims: An updated chronic kidney disease (CKD) definition and classification were proposed by Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO), with adoption of a new equation to estimate glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and albuminuria to evaluate kidney structural damage. This study was..
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Pulmonology
Glomerular filtration rate affects interpretation of pulmonary function test in a Korean general population: results from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2010 to 2012
Young Soo Kim, Hee Yeon Kim, Hyo-Suk Ahn, Tae Seo Sohn, Jae Yen Song, Young Bok Lee, Dong-Hee Lee, Jae-Im Lee, Tae-Kyu Lee, Seong Cheol Jeong, Mihee Hong, Hiun Suk Chae, Kyungdo Han, Chang Dong Yeo
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(6):1101-1109. Published online March 21, 2016
Background/Aims: The pulmonary abnormalities (principally restrictive abnormalities) are characteristic of renal transplant recipients or those with end-stage renal disease. Our aim was to explore whether the prevalence of spirometric abnormalities was influenced by the estimated glomerular filtrati..
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Nephrology
Validation of the Korean coefficient for the modification of diet in renal disease study equation
Yun Jung Oh, Ran-hui Cha, Seung Hwan Lee, Kyung Sang Yu, Satbyul Estella Kim, Ho Kim, Yon Su Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):344-356. Published online January 13, 2016
Background/Aims: Race and ethnicity are important determinants when estimating
glomerular filtration rate (GFR). The Korean coefficients for the isotope dilution mass spectrometry (IDMS) Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Study equations were developed in 2010. However, the coefficients h..
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Gastroenterology
A 2015 roadmap for the management of hepatitis C virus infections in Asia
Seng Gee Lim, Yock Young Dan
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(4):423-433. Published online June 29, 2015
The prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Asia is 0.5% to 4.7%, with three different genotypes predominating, depending on the geographic region: genotype 1b in East Asia, genotype 3 in South and Southeast Asia, and genotype 6 in Indochina. Official approval for direct-acting antiviral agents (DA..
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Pulmonology
Drug-resistance pattern of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from patients with pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis during 2006 to 2013 in a Korean tertiary medical center
Ho Young Lee, Jin Lee, Young Seok Lee, Mi-Yeong Kim, Hyun-Kyung Lee, Young-Min Lee, Jeong Hwan Shin, Yousang Ko
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(3):325-334. Published online April 29, 2015
Background/Aims: We evaluated the trend in the rates of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) over time, as well as the difference in the drug-resistance pattern between pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) at a private referral center in South Korea.
Methods: All patients..
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Rheumatology
Pulmonary hypertension in systemic lupus erythematosus: an independent predictor of patient survival
Hong Ki Min, Jae Ho Lee, Seung Min Jung, Jennifer Lee, Kwi Young Kang, Seung-Ki Kwok, Ji Hyeon Ju, Kyung-Su Park, Sung-Hwan Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(2):232-241. Published online February 27, 2015
Background/Aims: We investigated whether transthoracic echocardiography-suspected pulmonary hypertension (PH) affects survival in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients and examined factors associated with PH occurrence and survival.
Methods: This retrospective single-center study included 154..
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Cardiology
Effect of revascularization strategy in patients with acute myocardial infarction and renal insuf-ficiency with multivessel disease
Hyukjin Park, Young Joon Hong, Si Hyun Rhew, Sung Soo Kim, Young Wook Jeong, Hae Chang Jeong, Jae Yeong Cho, Soo Young Jang, Ki Hong Lee, Keun Ho Park, Doo Sun Sim, Nam Sik Yoon, Hyun Ju Yoon, Kye Hun Kim, Hyung Wook Park, Ju Han Kim, Youngkeun Ahn, Myung Ho Jeong, Jeong Gwan Cho, Jong Chun Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(2):177-190. Published online February 27, 2015
Background/Aims: The aim of this study was to compare the risk of complications and outcome between infarct-related artery (IRA)-only revascularization and multivessel (MV) revascularization in patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) with renal insufficiency and MV disease.
Methods: A total ..
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Postoperative High-Dose Intravenous Iron Sucrose with Low Dose Erythropoietin Therapy after Total Hip Replacement
Jiyeol Yoon, Sungmin Kim, Soo Chan Lee, Hongsub Lim
Korean J Intern Med. 2010;25(4):454-457. Published online November 27, 2010
Erythropoietin combined with parenteral iron sucrose therapy is an alternative to blood transfusion in anemic patients. It was shown to be effective in surgical patients in several previous studies when used in conjunction with other methods. However, there are no guidelines about safety limits i..
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