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Gastroenterology
Diagnosis and management of acute colonic diverticulitis: results of a survey among Korean gastroenterologists
Jae Gon Lee, Yong Eun Park, Ji Young Chang, Hyun Joo Song, Duk Hwan Kim, Young Joo Yang, Byung Chang Kim, Shin Hee Lee, Myung-Won You, Seong-Eun Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(5):672-682. Published online August 17, 2023
Background/Aims: Some management strategies for acute colonic diverticulitis remain controversial in Korean real-world practice because their clinical features differ from those in the West. This study aimed to investigate the opinions of Korean physicians regarding the diagnosis and treatment of ac..
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Hospital medicine
Nationwide survey of internal medicine hospitalists in Korea: motivation and sustainability of a hospitalist career
Seung Jun Han, Dong-Ho Shin, Nak-Hyun Kim, Eun Sun Kim, Junhwan Kim, Hye Won Kim, Sung do Moon, Sang Wook Park, Jung Hun Ohn, Chang-Yun Woo, Ki Byung Lee, Jae Hyun Lee, Han Sung Lee, Yejee Lim, Seungha Hwang
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(3):434-443. Published online April 11, 2023
Background/Aims: Although a management fee for hospitalist service was established in Korea, the number of hospitalists required for the system to run remains outmatched.
Methods: In January 2020 and February 2022, before and after the establishment of the hospitalist fee system respectively, cross..
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Gastroenterology
Recognition and attitudes of Korean physicians toward fecal microbiota transplantation: a survey study
Tae-Geun Gweon, Yoo Jin Lee, Sung Kyun Yim, Seung Yong Kim, Chang Hwan Choi, Young-Seok Cho; on behalf of the Microbiome Research Group of the Korean Society for Neurogastroenterology and Motility
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(1):48-55. Published online November 10, 2022
Background/Aims: Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) represents a treatment option for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). Recently, FMT has been investigated in various clinical settings other than CDI. This study examined Korean physicians’ recognition of FMT and their attitude..
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Clinical features of snoring patients during sedative endoscopy
Jung Wha Chung, Nayoung Kim, Jee Hye Wee, Jaebong Lee, Jongchan Lee, Soohoon Kwon, Young-Jae Hwang, Hyuk Yoon, Cheol Min Shin, Young Soo Park, Dong Ho Lee, Jin-Wook Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(2):305-314. Published online November 15, 2017
Background/Aims: Snoring is the sound of turbulence and vibration of the upper respiratory tissues and has been identified as a risk factor of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to identify associated clinical factors in snoring patients undergoing se..
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Hemato-oncology
Korean physicians’ policies for postoperative surveillance of colorectal cancer
Sun Kyung Baek, Sang-Cheol Lee, Jong Gwang Kim, Jun Won Um, Suk-Hwan Lee, Byung Ik Jang, Jae Jun Park, Tae Won Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(4):783-789. Published online April 4, 2018
Background/Aims: We explored Korean physicians’ policies for surveillance of colorectal cancer (CRC) after curative surgery.
Methods: Web-based self-report questionnaires were developed. Invitations to participate were emailed to physicians who diagnosed and treated CRC from October 1 to Novembe..
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Allergy
Korean version of the Cough Symptom Score: clinical utility and validity for chronic cough
Jae-Woo Kwon, Ji-Yong Moon, Sae-Hoon Kim, Woo-Jung Song, Min-Hye Kim, Min-Gyu Kang, Kyung-Hwan Lim, So-Hee Lee, Sang Min Lee, Jin Young Lee, Hyouk-Soo Kwon, Kyung-Mook Kim, Sang-Heon Kim, Sang-Hoon Kim, Jae-Won Jeong, Cheol-Woo Kim, Sang-Heon Cho, Byung-Jae Lee; Work Group for Chronic Cough, the Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(5):910-915. Published online March 31, 2017
Background/Aims: The Cough Symptom Score (CSS) is a simple, useful tool for measuring cough severity. However, there is no standard Korean version of the CSS. We developed a Korean version of the CSS and evaluated its clinical utility and validity for assessing chronic cough severity.
Methods: The..
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